House Report 118-147 - PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3935) TO AMEND TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE, TO REAUTHORIZE AND IMPROVE THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER CIVIL AVIATION PROGRAMS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3941) TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF THE FACILITIES OF A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL, OR AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO PROVIDE SHELTER FOR ALIENS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ADMITTED INTO THE UNITED STATES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

[House Report 118-147]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

118th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 118-147

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3935) TO AMEND TITLE 49,
UNITED STATES CODE, TO REAUTHORIZE AND IMPROVE THE FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER CIVIL AVIATION PROGRAMS, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3941) TO
PROHIBIT THE USE OF THE FACILITIES OF A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A
PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL, OR AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO
PROVIDE SHELTER FOR ALIENS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ADMITTED INTO THE UNITED
STATES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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July 18, 2023.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be
printed

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Mrs. Houchin, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

R E P O R T

[To accompany H. Res. 597]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 597, by a record vote of 8 to 4, report the
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3935, the
Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act,
under a structured rule. The resolution waives all points of
order against consideration of the bill. The resolution
provides one hour of general debate equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or their
respective designees. The resolution provides that an amendment
in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules
Committee Print 118-11 shall be considered as adopted and the
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as
amended. The resolution provides that following debate, each
further amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee
report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc
pursuant to section 3 shall be considered only in the order
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of
the Whole. The resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report
or amendments en bloc described in section 3. The resolution
provides that at any time after debate the chair of the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or his designee
may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed
in part A of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed
of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be
debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure or their respective
designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be
subject to a demand for division of the question in the House
or in the Committee of the Whole. The resolution provides one
motion to recommit. The resolution provides for consideration
of H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act, under a structured
rule. The resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The resolution provides that an
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the
Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the
bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended,
shall be considered as read. The resolution waives all points
of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The
resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Education and the Workforce or their respective
designees. The resolution further makes in order only the
amendment printed in part B of this report. Each such amendment
may be offered only in the order printed in this report, may be
offered only by a Member designated, shall be considered as
read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be
subject to a demand for division of the question. The
resolution waives all points of order against the amendment
printed in part B of this report. The resolution provides one
motion to recommit.

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
H.R. 3935 includes:
--Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a
measure if it has the net effect of increasing mandatory
spending over the five-year or ten-year period.
--Section 303(a) of the Congressional Budget Act, which
prohibits consideration of legislation, as reported, providing
new budget authority, change in revenues, change in public
debt, new entitlement authority or new credit authority for a
fiscal year until the budget resolution for that year has been
agreed to.
The waiver of all points of order against provisions in
H.R. 3935, as amended, includes:
--Clause 4 of rule XXI, which prohibits reporting a bill
carrying an appropriation from a committee not having
jurisdiction to report an appropriation.
--Clause 5(a) of rule XXI, which prohibits a bill or joint
resolution carrying a tax or tariff measure from being reported
by a committee not having jurisdiction to report tax or tariff
measures.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments printed in part A of this report or against
amendments en bloc described in section 3, the Committee is not
aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in
nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of H.R. 3941, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in H.R. 3941, as amended, the Committee is not aware
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendment printed in part B of this report, the Committee
is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic
in nature.

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion
to report, together with the names of those voting for and
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 104

Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order
amendment #35 to H.R. 3935, offered by Representative Porter,
which requires air carriers to provide passengers experiencing
a controllable significant delay or cancellation with an
alternative flight, including on another air carrier if
necessary, and codifies the existing requirement for airlines
to provide a full cash refund if the passenger chooses not to
travel after experiencing such a delay or cancellation.
Defeated: 4-8

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Burgess..................................... Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Reschenthaler............................... Nay Ms. Scanlon....................... Yea
Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Nay Mr. Neguse........................ Yea
Mr. Massie...................................... ............ Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Yea
Mr. Norman...................................... Nay
Mr. Roy......................................... Nay
Mrs. Houchin.................................... Nay
Mr. Langworthy.................................. Nay
Mr. Cole, Chairman.............................. Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 105

Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order
en bloc amendments #106 and #107 to H.R. 3935, both offered by
Representative Pascrell. These important amendments both deal
with the issue of FAA regulations surrounding helicopter noise.
Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 106

Motion by Ms. Scanlon to amend the rule to make in order
amendment #7 to H.R. 3935, offered by Representative Bergman,
which strikes section 330 to prevent raising the retirement age
of pilots from 65 to 67. Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 107

Motion by Ms. Scanlon to amend the rule to make in order
amendment #21 to H.R. 3935, offered by Representative
Fitzpatrick, which strikes Sec. 522 and replaces it with the
text of H.R. 911, the Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act.
Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 108

Motion by Ms. Scanlon to amend the rule to make in order
amendment #43 to H.R. 3935, offered by Representative Van Drew,
which aligns the Motorcoach Enplanement Pilot program with
intent for both Airport Improvement Program and Passenger
Facility Charges eligibility. Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 109

Motion by Ms. Scanlon to amend the rule to make in order
amendment #6 to H.R. 3941, offered by Representative Ramirez,
which would strike the bill text to the Schools Not Shelters
Act and insert the bill text of the American Dream and Promise
Act. Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 110

Motion by Mr. Neguse to amend the rule to make in order
amendment #159 to H.R. 3935, offered by Representative Neguse,
which gives General Aviation Airports the authority to impose
their own restrictions relating to aircraft noise concerns.
Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 111

Motion by Ms. Leger Fernandez to amend the rule to make in
order amendment #17 to H.R. 3941, offered by Representative
Leger Fernandez, which condemns efforts to transport migrants
to other states without prior coordination with the receiving
local officials and without the explicit consent of the
affected migrants. Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 112

Motion by Ms. Leger Fernandez to amend the rule to make in
order amendment #9 to H.R. 3935, offered by Representative
Brownley, which extends the production tax credit for
sustainable aviation fuel through 2032. Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 113

Motion by Ms. Leger Fernandez to amend the rule to make in
order amendment #16 to H.R. 3935, offered by Representative
Garamendi, which directs the FAA to promulgate a rule phasing
out leaded aviation fuel if and when the EPA finalizes the
October 2022 endangerment finding under the Clean Air Act.
Defeated: 4-8

Rules Committee record vote No. 114

Motion by Mrs. Houchin to report the rule. Adopted: 8-4

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Burgess..................................... Yea Mr. McGovern...................... Nay
Mr. Reschenthaler............................... Yea Ms. Scanlon....................... Nay
Mrs. Fischbach.................................. Yea Mr. Neguse........................ Nay
Mr. Massie...................................... ............ Ms. Leger Fernandez............... Nay
Mr. Norman...................................... Yea
Mr. Roy......................................... Yea
Mrs. Houchin.................................... Yea
Mr. Langworthy.................................. Yea
Mr. Cole, Chairman.............................. Yea
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3935 IN PART A MADE IN ORDER

1. Graves (MO), Larsen (WA): Makes technical, conforming,
and clarifying changes throughout the bill. Further, it
incorporates new provisions and revisions based on amendments
offered and withdrawn at the Transportation Committee's markup.
(10 minutes)
2. Bean (FL): This amendment would expand eligibility to
include connecting taxiways under Sec. 685. AIP Eligibility For
Certain Spaceport Infrastructure. (10 minutes)
3. Brecheen (OK): Tasks the National Academy of Sciences
with only studying the cybersecurity workforce and coming up
with recommendations to increase its size and quality, not
increase the force's diversity. (10 minutes)
4. Brecheen (OK): Prohibits funding for the Airport
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and the Airport
Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. (10
minutes)
5. Brown (OH): Requires air carriers and foreign air
carriers to provide complementary drinking water to all
passengers on all domestic and international flights over 1
hour. (10 minutes)
6. Buchanan (FL): Requires the Comptroller General of the
United States to conduct a study into raising the retirement
age of air traffic controllers. (10 minutes)
7. Burgess (TX): Allows the use of electronic shipping
papers for air transportation of dangerous goods. (10 minutes)
8. Cammack (FL): Makes catchment area analyses eligible for
Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds. (10 minutes)
9. Carbajal (CA), Yakym (IN), Davids (KS): Directs the FAA
to start a pilot program for mobile clearance for general
aviation and Part 135 air carriers. (10 minutes)
10. Langworthy (NY), Higgins (NY), Tenney (NY): Strikes
Sec. 546 to maintain current training requirements for a person
who is applying for an airline transport certificate with an
airplane category and class rating. (10 minutes)
11. Case (HI): Directs the Federal Aviation Administration,
in consultation with the Department of State, to submit a
report to Congress on airports of strategic importance in the
Indo-Pacific region. (10 minutes)
12. Case (HI): Directs GAO to conduct a study on grant
implementation at airports in the Freely Associated States. (10
minutes)
13. Castro (TX), Salazar (FL), Garcia (IL), Lee (CA), Moore
(WI), Barragan (CA), Evans (PA), Norton (DC), Carson (IN):
Requires the Department of Transportation to make publicly
available the Uniform report of DBE awards commitments and
payment for each airport sponsor beginning with fiscal year
2024. (10 minutes)
14. Ciscomani (AZ): Directs the FAA to prioritize funding
for certain projects and details how they should go about
dispensing funds. (10 minutes)
15. Ciscomani (AZ), Stanton (AZ): Creates new priority
criteria for the secretary to consider regarding air traffic
controllers. (10 minutes)
16. Cloud (TX): Requires energy project applicants
submitted to the FAA to submit a foreign agent and principal
disclosure. (10 minutes)
17. Davids (KS): Revises language in Section 507 to change
the deadline in Section 507(2)(b) from 30 days to 60 days. (10
minutes)
18. DelBene (WA): Expands the Center of Excellence for
Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment (ASCENT) to conduct
research on hydrogen to increase aviation decarbonization, in
addition to other research authorized to be carried out by
ASCENT. (10 minutes)
19. Deluzio (PA), Garcia (IL): Directs GAO to conduct a
report on the effect of airline mergers for consumers. (10
minutes)
20. DeSaulnier (CA): Creates a Task Force on Human Factors
in Aviation Safety to analyze current risks related to human
factors and identify recommendations to decrease the risks. (10
minutes)
21. Donalds (FL): Expresses the Sense of Congress that
Congress encourages the FAA to welcome the use of drones to
bolster and augment traditional manual inspection, survey, and
maintenance operations (e.g. operations relating to electric
transmission infrastructure, water quality and detecting
harmful algal blooms, transportation infrastructure,
telecommunications infrastructure, etc.) (10 minutes)
22. Donalds (FL): Directs the Comptroller General to
consult with FAA-certified airports and industry stakeholders
to evaluate the airports' emergency response plans and
determine whether such plans appropriately assess electricity-
related considerations relating to primary power source
disruption events stemming from natural disasters. (10 minutes)
23. Donalds (FL), Crockett (TX), Mace (SC), Davis (NC),
Gosar (AZ), Nehls (TX): Directs the FAA Secretary to consult
with Part 141 flight schools and industry stakeholders to
establish an apprenticeship program to bolster the qualified
pilot pipeline. (10 minutes)
24. Eshoo (CA): Requires the FAA to solicit feedback from
communities impacted by aircraft noise as part of the Community
Collaboration Program. (10 minutes)
25. Espaillat (NY): Requires the FAA to consider
vulnerabilities of in-flight wifi that may lead to the exposure
of passenger data. (10 minutes)
26. Feenstra (IA), Ciscomani (AZ), Miller (IL), Miller-
Meeks (IA): Directs the Secretary of Transportation to take
such actions as are necessary to respond with an approval or
denial of any application for the provision of essential air
service to the greatest extent practicable no later than 6
months after receiving such application. (10 minutes)
27. Feenstra (IA), Miller (IL): Exempts nonhub airports
from the requirement to have at least one individual who
maintains certification as an emergency medical technician
during air carrier operations. (10 minutes)
28. Fitzpatrick (PA), Carson (IN), Gottheimer (NJ), Kean
(NJ), Lynch (MA), Houlahan (PA), Golden (ME), Nadler (NY),
Smith (NJ), Goldman (NY): Makes alterations to the structure
and timeframe of the aviation rulemaking committee established
by Sec. 522. (10 minutes)
29. Fitzpatrick (PA), Carson (IN), Lynch (MA), Smith (NJ),
Gottheimer (NJ), Kean (NJ), Houlahan (PA), Golden (ME), Nadler
(NY), Goldman (NY): Requires the FAA to implement as a rule the
recommendations issued by the aviation rulemaking committee for
commercial passenger aircraft established by Sec. 522. (10
minutes)
30. Garcia, Robert (CA): Modifies cockpit voice recording
preservation requirements to include real-world nearly
catastrophic close-call incidents (for example, almost landing
on another plane when lined up on a taxiway rather than a
runway at SFO in 2017; or flying way past its destination
airport at MSP in 2009). Also restates protections for pilots'
privacy. (10 minutes)
31. Gonzalez-Colon (PR): Authorizes a GAO study on air
cargo operations in Puerto Rico. (10 minutes)
32. Gooden (TX), Crockett (TX), Johnson (SD), Gallagher
(WI): Applies equal NOTAM prohibitions to air carriers and
foreign air carriers landing in or taking off from a U.S.
airport from overflying Russian airspace. (10 minutes)
33. Gosar (AZ), Johnson (SD): Prohibits changes to existing
National Park air tour management plans. (10 minutes)
34. Gottheimer (NJ): Requires a GAO study on flight delays
at airports in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and
possible causes. (10 minutes)
35. Greene (GA): Requires the Inspector General to
investigate the FAA's decision to broaden the acceptable EKG
range for pilots to fly. (10 minutes)
36. Greene (GA), Grothman (WI): Requires airlines to
reinstate pilots who were fired or forced to resign because of
vaccine mandates. (10 minutes)
37. Hageman (WY): Includes language that requires the
Administrator, when implementing and updating the acquisition
management system, to take into account the life cycle,
reliability, performance, service support, and costs to
guarantee the acquisition of equipment that is of high quality
and reliability resulting in greater performance and cost-
related benefits for airports. (10 minutes)
38. Hageman (WY): Requires the FAA to take necessary
actions to provide easily accessible and streamlined non-
federal weather observer training to airport personnel in that
such personnel can manually provide weather observations when
automated surface observing systems and automated weather
observing systems experience outages and errors. (10 minutes)
39. Hageman (WY): Requires the Comptroller General of the
United States to conduct a study on methods related to the
recruitment, retention, employment, education, training, and
well-being of the aviation workforce specifically within rural
communities, and report the findings to Congress. (10 minutes)
40. Higgins (LA): Directs the Inspector General of the
Department of Transportation to conduct and submit an
assessment on the mitigation of unmanned aircraft systems at
the border. (10 minutes)
41. Hill (AR): Requires the FAA to brief the Senate and
House Committees of jurisdiction on the status of the Little
Rock VORTAC relocation project. (10 minutes)
42. Houlahan (PA), Harris (MD): Requires FAA to provide
notification and financial reimbursement to specified aviation
entities for financial losses incurred because of closures due
to Presidential Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) related to
any residence of the President which is secured by the U.S.
Secret Service, subject to an audit of the financial losses
incurred. (10 minutes)
43. Hoyle (OR), Van Orden (WI), Ryan (NY), Chavez-DeRemer
(OR), Houchin (IN): Requires the FAA to develop and publish
safety training materials for airport ground crew workers
(including supervisory employees) to help prevent accidents
involving aircraft engine ingestion and jet blast hazards. (10
minutes)
44. Huizenga (MI): Requires the Secretary of
Transportation--in the process for prioritizing awarding grants
under the Advanced Air Mobility Infrastructure Pilot Program
established and described in P.L. 119-328--to also prioritize
eligible entities that collaborate with the DOD or National
Guard. (10 minutes)
45. Huizenga (MI): Prevents Secretary of Transportation
from requiring that an airport shorten or narrow their runway,
apron, or taxiway as a condition for funding if the airport
supports an Air Force or Air National Guard base at the
airport, regardless of stationing of military aircraft. (10
minutes)
46. Huizenga (MI), Pfluger (TX): Allows volunteer pilot
organizations to reimburse a volunteer pilot for certain
aircraft operating expenses incurred by the pilot when making a
charitable flight in support of the volunteer pilot
organization's mission. (10 minutes)
47. Issa (CA): Requires the FAA Administrator to make an
objective, independent assessment of a NOTAM request when the
request comes from outside the FAA. (10 minutes)
48. Jackson (TX): Revises Section 608 to add concentrated
animal feeding operations and eligible meat and food processing
facilities to the list of Applications for Designation. (10
minutes)
49. Johnson (SD), Stanton (AZ): Encourages the FAA to
utilize cloud-based, interactive digital platforms to meet
community engagement and agency coordination requirements in
the environmental review process. (10 minutes)
50. Kean (NJ), Chavez-DeRemer (OR), Larson (CT): Requires
the Secretary of Transportation to refine the reporting
directives to provide more detailed information about the cause
of a commercial passenger flight cancellation or delay,
allowing greater transparency to the traveling public regarding
the cause of a canceled or delayed flight. (10 minutes)
51. Kean (NJ), Panetta (CA): Directs the FAA to consult the
DOD regarding powered-lift aircraft operating regulations. (10
minutes)
52. Kilmer (WA), LaMalfa (CA), Blumenauer (OR): Revises the
expansion of AIP for resiliency improvements to include
Incident Support Bases,defines natural disasters, and clarifies
the full scope of AIP improvement projects for eligible airports. (10
minutes)
53. LaMalfa (CA), Carbajal (CA): Requires the FAA to
promulgate a rule which will allow for restricted category
aircraft performing a wildfire suppression operation to
transport firefighters to and from the site of a wildfire if
those firefighters are performing ground wildfire suppression.
(10 minutes)
54. Lawler (NY): Directs the GAO to conduct a study on the
shortage of pilots faced by air carriers. (10 minutes)
55. Lee (NV), Amodei (NV): Adds research to sections on use
of UAS in wildfire prevention, response and mitigation, as well
as agricultural uses, to make clear that processes to allow for
research into wildfires and agriculture must be considered in
any federal rulemaking process related to UAS. (10 minutes)
56. Lucas (OK), Bice (OK): Ensures FAA's future plans to
expand air traffic controller training facilities focuses on
improving staff training without duplicating existing federal
investments. (10 minutes)
57. Lynch (MA), Nadler (NY), Norton (DC), Williams (GA),
Moulton (MA): Revises the representative in the task force on
Aviation and Airport Community Engagement to ensure that
multiple airport communities and communities around airports
are included. (10 minutes)
58. Lynch (MA), Nadler (NY), Norton (DC), Williams (GA),
Moulton (MA), Lieu (CA): Ensures deliberate engagement with
local community groups for the Community Collaboration Program.
(10 minutes)
59. Magaziner (RI): Allows Airport Improvement Program
funds to be used for projects to comply with cybersecurity
standards and recommendations from the Civil Aviation
Cybersecurity Rulemaking Committee. (10 minutes)
60. Manning (NC): Adds a Sense of Congress on FAA
engagement with HBCUs and MSIs on aviation workforce
development. (10 minutes)
61. Manning (NC): Requires the FAA Administrator to report
to Congress on implementation of the FAA Youth Access to
American Jobs in Aviation Task Force's recommendations on
increasing access to information and enhancing collaboration.
(10 minutes)
62. McClintock (CA), Perry (PA): Strikes authorization for
the Essential Air Service. (10 minutes)
63. Meng (NY), Norton (DC), Johnson (GA), Nadler (NY),
Raskin (MD), Moulton (MA), Garcia (IL), Lieu (CA): Clarifies
that as part of the Part 150 Noise Standard Update, feedback
should be solicited from individuals living in overflight
communities. (10 minutes)
64. Miller (IL): Requires a report on the Secretary of
Transportation flight records. (10 minutes)
65. Miller (IL), Grothman (WI): Restricts funding for
diversity, equity, and inclusion officials or training. (10
minutes)
66. Neguse (CO): Requires the Community Collaboration
Program to directly interview impacted residents. (10 minutes)
67. Obernolte (CA): Requires the FAA to implement an
accountability system that ensures students can schedule an
airman practical test in no more than fourteen (14) calendar
days after the test is requested. (10 minutes)
68. Obernolte (CA): Allows FAA approved high-octane
unleaded aviation gasoline to be sold at airports in lieu of
100 octane low-lead aviation gasoline. (10 minutes)
69. Ogles (TN): Strikes ``social'' from the scope of
factors examined under the FAA Beyond Program. (10 minutes)
70. Ogles (TN): Clarifies that a study of turbulence should
include a focus on weather conditions rather than climate
change since weather is the proximate cause. (10 minutes)
71. Owens (UT), Johnson (GA), McBath (GA), Gonzales, Tony
(TX), Collins (GA), Edwards (NC), Moore (UT), Stewart (UT),
Escobar (TX), Curtis (UT): Protects all existing flights at
Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA). This amendment adds 7 new
roundtrip in-and-beyond perimeter slots to DCA split between
the 7 airlines servicing the airport. (10 minutes)
72. Peltola (AK): Adds extensions needed for fuel/
firefighting operations/etc. that are often pushed out as
ineligible, yet very much needed to allow Alaska's aviation
system to function more smoothly and allow for heavier payloads
to remote locations. (10 minutes)
73. Perry (PA): Strikes sec. 1132 (CLEEN). (10 minutes)
74. Perry (PA): Reduces the authorization levels in
sections 101, 103, and 1111. (10 minutes)
75. Perry (PA): Strikes vertiport from the AIP definitions
section. (10 minutes)
76. Perry (PA), Boebert (CO): Strikes sections 206 and 207
relating to N number restrictions. (10 minutes)
77. Perry (PA), Good (VA): Strikes the telework provisions
in the underlying bill and applies the SHOW UP Act (HR 139)
telework restrictions to the FAA. (10 minutes)
78. Pettersen (CO): Strikes ``in decision-making
processes'' in Sec. 135 to allow more avenues for the public to
have their concerns relayed to the Aviation Noise Officer to
provide to the Administrator. (10 minutes)
79. Pettersen (CO): Requires the FAA, within 1 year of
enactment, to develop guidance on what medications should be
readily available without additional approval on the in-flight
medical kits. (10 minutes)
80. Pettersen (CO): Requires the Pilot Mental Health Task
Group to review protocols of allowable antidepressants for a
pilot's medical certification. (10 minutes)
81. Pettersen (CO): Directs the Pilot Mental Health Task
Force to consider implementing the recommendations from the
Department of Transportation Inspector General's report on
Comprehensive Evaluations of Pilots with Mental Health
Challenges. (10 minutes)
82. Pfluger (TX): Provides a sense of Congress that route
structures to rural airports serve a critical function to our
Nation by connecting many of our military installations to
major regional airline hubs. (10 minutes)
83. Porter (CA), Westerman (AR): Requires the Comptroller
General of the United States to conduct a study on the response
time of the FAA Administrator in regard to congressional
inquiries and requests, in addition to requiring the FAA
Administrator to annually testify before Congress on the
agency's efforts activities, objectives, plans, and efforts to
engage with Congress and the public. (10 minutes)
84. Pressley (MA): Requires GAO study on transit access to
airports. (10 minutes)
85. Quigley (IL): Clarifies requirements of the joint DoD
and FAA dynamic scheduling airspace system pilot program and
requires a report to Congress on the impact of dynamic
scheduling and management of special activity airspace and
special use airspace. (10 minutes)
86. Rose (TN): Requires GAO to issue a report to Congress
on the recent mass flight cancellations that occurred over the
Fourth of July holiday. The report would require an examination
of the period beginning two weeks before July 4th, 2023, and
ending two weeks after July 4th, 2023. The report would examine
the actions of the Secretary of Transportation and the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to
mitigate flight cancellations and disruptions as well as any
actions not taken by the Secretary or Administrator that may
have mitigated flight cancellations and disruptions. (10
minutes)
87. Rouzer (NC): Clarifies adoption of the Aeromedical
Innovation and Modernization Working Group's findings and
creates a Medical Portal Modernization Task Group, comprised of
working group members, to study creating a portal for pilots to
track the status of their medical application. (10 minutes)
88. Rouzer (NC), Nehls (TX), Garamendi (CA), Bost (IL),
Edwards (NC), Brownley (CA), Collins (GA), Yakym (IN), Van Drew
(NJ), Gonzalez-Colon (PR), Crawford (AR), Burchett (TN), Kean
(NJ), Duarte (CA), Gimenez (FL), Ezell (MS), Fitzpatrick (PA),
Miller (OH), Kim (CA), Houchin (IN), Hudson (NC), Wittman (VA),
Davis (NC), Amodei (NV), Bergman (MI), McHenry (NC), D'Esposito
(NY), Guest (MS): Prohibits DOT procurement of drones from
certain foreign adversaries, including China and Russia. (10
minutes)
89. Ruiz (CA), LaMalfa (CA), Calvert (CA), Carbajal (CA):
Requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the
closure of the Banning Municipal Airport in Banning,
California. (10 minutes)
90. Scott, David (GA): Revises Sec. 483 (Engagement Events)
to increase the number of annual events the FAA must convene to
engage with aviation-impacted communities in each geographic
region of the Administration from one to two. (10 minutes)
91. Self (TX): Provides a feasibility study to determine
what the cost would be to harden satellites that contribute to
U.S. aerospace navigation. (10 minutes)
92. Sherrill (NJ), Gimenez (FL), Radewagen (AS), Garcia
(TX), Carson (IN): Mandates an FAA study within 180 days that
researches prior instances and national security implications
of airborne incidents or misrepresentations of domestically
launched, unbeaconed, unmanned free balloons and the technical
efficacy of putting an electronic emitter onboard said
launches. Includes a survey of the private/commercial
community's use of current tracking technology and the ability
of civil and military authorities' to harness those emissions
for use in the national airspace domain awareness enterprise.
(10 minutes)
93. Steil (WI), Gooden (TX): Directs the FAA to update FAA
Order 7031.2C to lower the remote radar bright display scope
installation requirement from 30,000 annual itinerant
operations to 15,000. (10 minutes)
94. Thompson (PA), Vasquez (NM), Smucker (PA), Meuser (PA):
Requires the Department of Transportation and National
Academies to conduct a study on the loss of commercial air
service in small communities throughout the country, and to
provide recommendations on how to restore service to these
communities. (10 minutes)
95. Van Drew (NJ), Eshoo (CA): Adds large UAS operators as
a member of the Unmanned and Autonomous Flight Advisory
Committee. (10 minutes)
96. Westerman (AR): Makes technical corrections to Section
204 to ensure data privacy and enhance the safety of general
aviation aircraft personnel and passengers. (10 minutes)
97. Westerman (AR), Crawford (AR): Clarifies that BVLOS
rulemaking should ensure the safety of manned aircraft in the
national airspace. (10 minutes)
98. Wexton (VA): Directs the FAA, in collaboration with the
exclusive bargaining representative of air traffic controllers,
to develop and submit to Congress a plan to test and evaluate
space-based ADS B technology within U.S. airspace or
international airspace delegated to the U.S. for air traffic
control, air traffic flow management, search and rescue, and
accident investigation. (10 minutes)
99. Williams (NY): Conducts a study of surface surveillance
systems that are operational as of the date of enactment of
this Act. Demonstrates that any change to the configuration of
such systems or decommissioning of a sensor from such systems
provides an equivalent level of safety as the current system.
(10 minutes)
100. Yakym (IN), Titus (NV): Extends the air traffic
control maximum hiring requirement through Fiscal Year 2028.
(10 minutes)
101. Smith (NJ), Van Drew (NJ), Harris (MD): Requires the
President or his designee to certify offshore wind projects in
the North Atlantic and Mid Atlantic Planning Area will not
compromise radar or create risks to aviation and space
activities. Requires the Inspector General to audit the
sufficiency of the offshore wind project approval process and
the consideration of parties effected by radar interference.
(10 minutes)
102. Boebert (CO): Requires the report on future electric
grid resiliency in the underlying bill to also be made
available to the American people on a public website. (10
minutes)
103. Boebert (CO): Requires the report on telework in the
underlying bill to also be made available to the American
people on a public website. (10 minutes)
104. Beyer (VA): Commissions study to modernize
aeronautical standards. (10 minutes)

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3941 IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

1. Ogles (TN): Defines short-term as a period of up to 72
hours. (10 minutes)

PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3935 MADE IN ORDER

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Graves of Missouri or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 21, line 2, strike ``and''.
Page 21, after line 2, insert the following (and redesignate
the subsequent clause accordingly):
(iii) coordinate the safe integration
of new entrants and technologies into
the national airspace system; and
Page 31, strike lines 22 through page 32, line 11 and insert
the following:
(i) by striking ``In the
performance'' and inserting the
following:
``(i) Issuance of regulations.--In
the performance'';
(ii) by striking ``The Administrator
shall act'' and inserting the
following:
``(ii) Petitions for rulemaking.--The
Administrator shall act'';
(iii) by striking ``The Administrator
shall issue'' and inserting the
following:
``(iii) Rulemaking timeline.--The
Administrator shall issue''; and
(iv) by striking ``On February 1''
and inserting the following:
``(iv) Reporting requirement.--On
February 1''; and
Page 59, strike lines 24 through 25 and insert the following:
(1) by transferring paragraph (8) of subsection (p)
to subsection (r) and redesignating such paragraph as
paragraph (7); and
Page 80, line 13, strike ``and''.
Page 80, line 17, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 80, after line 17, insert the following:
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
through (C) as paragraphs (1) through (3) (and
adjusting the margins accordingly).
Page 81, strike lines 17 and 18 and insert the following:
(A) by striking ``(b) Workload of Systems
Specialists.--''; and
Page 81, line 21, insert ``and header casing'' after
``margins''.
Page 153, line 24, insert ``(including in any headings)''
before the semicolon.
Page 173, after line 24, insert the following (and
redesignate the subsequent subparagraphs accordingly):
``(C) to establish or improve apprenticeship,
internship, or scholarship programs for
individuals pursuing employment as an aviation
pilot;''.
Page 197, line 19, insert ``, including veterans of the Armed
Forces,'' after ``professionals''.
Page 200, line 2, strike ``or''.
Page 200, line 13, strike the period and insert ``; or''.
Page 200, after line 13, insert the following:
``(10) a non-profit organization described in section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is
exempt from taxation under 501(a) of such Code that
assists veterans of the Armed Forces seeking to
transition to careers in civil aviation.
Page 201, line 8, strike ``and''.
Page 201, line 13, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 201, after line 13, insert the following:
``(4) a review of how many recipients engaged veteran
populations and how many veterans were recruited and
retrained as part of the aviation workforce.
Page 247, line 13, strike ``and''.
Page 247, line 16, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 247, after line 16, insert the following:
(15) assess and evaluate the user interface and
information-sharing capabilities of any online medical
portal administered by the Federal Aviation
Administration.
Page 257, line 2, insert ``for airport airside and landside
activities'' after ``demand''.
Page 260, line 2, insert ``and section 47133,'' after
``(c),''.
Page 262, beginning on line 20, strike ``December 30, 1987''
and insert ``January 1, 1989''.
Page 262, beginning on line 23, strike ``used as a
recreational and public park since January 1, 1995'' and insert
``leased or licensed through a written agreement with a
governmental entity or non-profit entity for recreational or
public park uses since July 1, 2003''.
Page 263, line 3, insert ``recreational and public use does
not impact the aeronautical use of the airport and that the''
before ``property''.
Page 263, strike lines 10 through 12 (and redesignate the
subsequent clauses accordingly).
Page 263, line 14, insert ``to the Administrator'' after
``certification''.
Page 263, line 20, insert ``and'' after the semicolon.
Page 263, strike line 21 and all that follows through page
264, line 6 and insert the following:
``(vi) if the airport sponsor will--
``(I) lease the property to a
local government entity or non-
profit entity to operate and
maintain the property at no
cost to the airport sponsor; or
``(II) sell the property to a
local government entity or non-
profit entity subject to a
permanent deed restriction
ensuring compatible airport use
under regulations issued
pursuant to section 47502.
Page 264, line 9, insert ``leasing or'' before ``selling''.
Page 264, line 11, strike ``(2)(B)(viii)(II)'' and insert
``(2)(B)(vi)''.
Page 264, line 12, insert ``lease or'' before ``sell''.
Page 264, line 15, insert ``lease or'' before ``sale''.
Page 264, line 21, strike the closing quotation marks and the
second period.
Page 264, after line 21, insert the following:
``(5) Aeronautical use; aeronautical purpose
defined.--In this subsection, the terms `aeronautical
use' and `aeronautical purpose'--
``(A) mean all activities that involve or are
directly related to the operation of aircraft,
including activities that make the operation of
aircraft possible and safe;
``(B) include services located on an airport
that are directly and substantially related to
the movement of passengers, baggage, mail, and
cargo; and
``(C) do not include any uses of an airport
that are not described in subparagraph (A) or
(B), including any aviation-related uses that
do not need to be located on an airport, such
as flight kitchens and airline reservation
centers.
``(6) Administrator review and approval.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law and subject to the sponsor
providing any written statements or
certifications to the Administrator required
under this subsection, no actions of or
requirements on the sponsor under this
subsection shall require the review or approval
of the Secretary of Transportation or
Administrator.
``(B) Burden of demonstration.--The Secretary
shall have the burden of demonstrating that a
sponsor does not meet the requirements or
restrictions of this subsection.''.
Page 281, line 5, strike ``and''.
Page 281, after line 5, insert the following (and redesignate
the subsequent subparagraph accordingly):
(B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``50
percent'' and inserting ``40 percent'' each
place it appears; and
Page 287, strike lines 4 through 7 and insert ``paragraph
(1)(A) from apportionment funds made available under section
47114 that are not required during the fiscal year pursuant to
subsection (b)(1) in an amount that is not less than--''.
Page 287, line 14, strike ``section 47116(a)(2)'' and insert
``section 47116(b)(2)''.
Page 296, line 5, insert ``through alternative project
delivery methods, including construction manager-at-risk and
progressive design build'' after ``by a contractor''.
Page 309, line 4, insert ``(including a leaded or unleaded
gasoline)'' after ``1986''.
Page 309, line 7, insert ``under an investigation initiated
by the Administrator under part 13 or 16 of title 14, Code of
Federal Regulations, relating to the availability of aviation
gasoline'' after ``airport sponsor''.
Page 309, line 10, insert ``or'' after the semicolon.
Page 309, strike lines 11 through 14 (and redesignate the
subsequent paragraph accordingly).
Page 327, line 3, strike ``electrical'' and insert ``energy''
(and adjust the table of contents for the bill accordingly).
Page 327, line 6, strike ``electrical'' and insert
``energy''.
Page 327, line 15, strike ``electrical'' and insert
``energy''.
Page 327, beginning on line 18, strike ``, including'' and
insert ``and''.
Page 327, line 20, strike ``and''.
Page 327, after line 22, insert the following:
``(V) vehicles and equipment
used to transport passengers
and employees between the
airport and--
``(aa) nearby
facilities owned or
controlled by the
airport or which
otherwise directly
support the functions
or services provided by
the airport; or
``(bb) an intermodal
surface transportation
facility adjacent to
the airport; and
Page 327, line 23, strike ``electrical'' and insert
``energy''.
Page 328, line 17, strike the closing quotation marks and the
period.
Page 328, after line 17, insert the following:
``(c) Application.--To be eligible for a grant under
paragraph (1), the sponsor of a public-use airport shall submit
an application, including a certification that no safety
projects are being deferred by requesting a grant under this
section, to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.''.
Page 328, line 21 in the quoted material, strike
``electrical'' and insert ``energy''.
Page 328, strike line 10 and insert the following (and adjust
the margin of the subsequent text accordingly):
``(b) Grants.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants
from
Page 328, line 14, redesignate paragraph (1) as subparagraph
(A) (and adjust the margins of the text accordingly).
Page 328, line 16, redesignate paragraph (2) as subparagraph
(B) (and adjust the margins of the text accordingly).
Page 330, after line 16, insert the following:

SEC. 447. NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.

Notwithstanding part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal
Regulations, or any other provision of law, funds made
available as part of the airport improvement program under
subchapter I of chapter 471 or chapter 475 of title 49, United
States Code, shall not be subject to any public notice of
funding opportunity requirement.

SEC. 448. SPECIAL CARRYOVER ASSUMPTION RULE.

Section 47115 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(l) Special Carryover Assumption Rule.--In addition to
amounts made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) of
subsection (a), the Secretary may add to the discretionary fund
an amount equal to one-third of the apportionment funds made
available under section 47114 that were not required during the
previous fiscal year pursuant to section 47117(b)(1) out of the
anticipated amount of apportionment funds made available under
section 47114 that will not be required during the current
fiscal year pursuant to section 47117(b)(1).''.
Page 403, line 19, strike ``paragraph (1)'' and insert
``paragraph (2)''.
Page 403, beginning on line 19, strike ``Comptroller
General'' and insert ``inspector general''.
Page 413, line 9, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(4)''.
Page 422, beginning on line 16, strike ``authority'' and
inserting ``authorization'' (and adjust the table of contents
for the bill accordingly).
Page 427, line 13, strike the period.
Page 453, line 3, insert ``that are not also type certificate
holders as included under paragraph (1), production certificate
holders as included under paragraph (2), or aircraft operators
as included under paragraph (5) (or associated with any such
entities)'' before the semicolon.
Page 453, line 5, insert ``and engineers'' after
``inspectors''.
Page 453, line 13, insert ``described in paragraph (6)''
before the semicolon.
Page 469, after line 16, insert the following:
(k) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to permit the public disclosure of information
submitted under a voluntary safety reporting program or that is
otherwise protected under section 44735 of title 49, United
States Code.
Page 470, line 14, insert ``prospective'' after
``flightcrew''.
Page 471, after line 6, insert the following:
(d) Organ Transportation Flights.--In updating guidance and
policy pursuant to subsection (b), the Administrator shall
consider and allow for appropriate accommodations, including
accommodations related to subsections (b)(2) and (b)(4) for
operators--
(1) performing organ transportation operations; and
(2) who have in place a means by which to identify
and mitigate risks associated with flightcrew duty and
rest.
Page 471, line 7, strike ``and video'' (and adjust the table
of contents for the bill accordingly).
Page 490, beginning on line 26, strike ``have on the'' and
all that follows through ``in a timely manner'' and insert
``have on the national airspace system in a timely manner''.
Page 521, line 2, insert ``design'' before ``change''.
Page 521, line 2, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 521, strike line 3 and insert the following:
``(B) improve the overall safety of the
aircraft;
``(C) not decrease the level of safety of
other components or systems on the aircraft;
``(D) be in the public interest;
``(E) not include any substantial changes;
``(F) be recorded on a type certificate data
sheet or other public instrument that notifies
the public of such design changes; and
``(G) be considered through a process that
applies appropriate requirements as determined
by the Administrator.
Page 521, line 7, strike the closing quotation marks and the
second period.
Page 521, after line 7, insert the following:
``(4) Deadline.--In issuing an approval under this
subsection, the Administrator shall impose a deadline
by which all non-compliant conditions related to the
design change shall be addressed.
``(5) Safety-related design change defined.--In this
subsection, the term `safety-related design change'
means a design change that has any effect on the safety
of the aircraft.''.

SEC. 548. VOLUNTARY REPORTING PROTECTIONS.

(a) In General.--Section 40123(a) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
inserting ``or third party'' after ``nor any agency''.
(b) Protected Information.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall promulgate regulations to amend
part 193 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to designate
and protect from disclosure information or data submitted,
collected, or contained by the Administrator under voluntary
safety programs, including the following:
(1) Aviation Safety Action Program.
(2) Flight Operational Quality Assurance.
(3) Line Operations Safety Assessments.
(4) Air Traffic Safety Action Program.
(5) Technical Operations Safety Action Program.
(6) Such other voluntarily submitted information or
programs as the Administrator determines appropriate.
Page 551, line 2, insert ``designation and'' before
``heading''.
Page 553, strike lines 12 through 14 and insert the
following:
(a) In General.--Section 44810(c) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ``,and any other location the
Administrator determines appropriate'' after ``Data''.
(b) Applications for Designation.--Section 2209 of the FAA
Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (49 U.S.C. 44802
note) is further amended--
Page 553, line 13, strike ``(Public Law 114-190)'' and insert
``(49 U.S.C. 44802 note)''.
Page 553, line 13, strike ``further''.
Page 553, strike lines 15 through 19 and insert the
following:
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``, including
temporarily,'' after ``restrict'';
Page 553, strike line 20 and all that follows through page
554, line 13 and insert the following:
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(C)(iv) by striking ``Other
locations that warrant such restrictions'' and
inserting ``State correctional facilities''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
Page 578, line 15, strike ``Administrator'' and insert
``Secretary''.
Page 593, strike lines 14 through 21 (and redesignate the
subsequent paragraphs accordingly).
Page 595, line 2, strike ``system technology'' and insert
``systems''.
Page 611, after line 16, insert the following:

SEC. 635. PROTECTION OF PUBLIC GATHERINGS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall establish a process to allow
applicants to request temporary prohibitions of unmanned
aircraft operations in close proximity to an eligible large
public gathering for a specified period of time.
(b) Application Procedures.--
(1) In general.--In making a determination whether to
grant or deny an application for a designation, the
Administrator shall consider--
(A) aviation safety;
(B) protection of persons and property on the
ground;
(C) national security; or
(D) homeland security.
(2) Requirements.--The application procedures under
this section shall allow eligible petitions to apply
for a prohibition individually or collectively.
(3) Eligible large gatherings.--Large public
gatherings eligible for application under this section
shall--
(A) have an estimated attendance of greater
than 20,000 people;
(B) be primarily outdoors;
(C) have defined and static geographical
boundaries; and
(D) be advertised in the public domain.
(4) Eligible petitioners.--Applicants eligible to
submit petitions for consideration in subsection (a)
shall be a credentialed law enforcement organization or
public safety organization otherwise recognized by a
Federal, State, local, Tribal, or territorial
governmental entity.
(c) Review Process.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator shall provide for
a timely determination on an application submitted
under subsection (a) to allow for the public to be
notified of a prohibition in advance of the public
gathering.
(2) Additional requirement.--The Administrator shall
make every practicable effort to make a determination
on an application submitted under subsection (a) not
later than 7 days before the expected start date of the
large public gathering.
(d) Public Information.--Temporary prohibition designated
under subsection (a) shall be published by the Federal Aviation
Administration in a publicly accessible manner, in English and
other non-English languages, at least 2 days before the large
public gathering.
(e) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section may be construed
as prohibiting the Administrator from authorizing operation of
an aircraft, including an unmanned aircraft system, over,
under, or within a specified distance from that large public
gathering designated under subsection (b).
(f) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``unmanned
aircraft'' and ``unmanned aircraft system'' have the meanings
given such terms in section 44801 of title 49, United States
Code.
Page 614, line 8, strike ``and''.
Page 616, line 16, insert ``, as appropriate'' after
``operations''.
Page 614, line 16, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 614, after line 16, insert the following:
(D) inform such rulemakings based on
operations and efforts that occur as a result
of the special Federal aviation regulation
pursuant to subsection (b).
Page 618, line 12, strike ``version of''.
Page 618, beginning on line 13, strike ``in effect on the
date of enactment of this Act,''.
Page 618, strike lines 21 through 24 and insert the
following:
(3) affirm the general permissibility of vertical
takeoff and landing capable aircraft to use a heliport
when such heliport can safely accommodate the physical
and operating characteristics of such aircraft; and
Page 621, strike line 21 through page 622, line 1 (and
redesignate the subsequent paragraphs accordingly).
Page 629, line 12, strike ``At'' and insert ``Subject to the
availability of appropriations, at''.
Page 688, after line 10, insert the following:

SEC. 725. SEATING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES.

(a) In General.--
(1) Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking.--Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
section, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue an
advanced notice of proposed rulemaking regarding
seating accommodations for any qualified individual
with a disability.
(2) Notice of proposed rulemaking.--Not later than 2
years after the date on which the advanced notice of
proposed rulemaking under paragraph (1) is completed,
the Secretary shall issue a notice of proposed
rulemaking regarding seating accommodations for any
qualified individual with a disability.
(b) Considerations.--In carrying out the advanced notice of
proposed rulemaking required in subsection (a)(1), the
Secretary shall consider the following:
(1) The scope and anticipated number of qualified
individuals with a disability who--
(A) may need to be seated with a companion to
receive assistance during a flight; or
(B) should be afforded bulkhead seats or
other seating considerations.
(2) The types of disabilities that may need seating
accommodations.
(3) Whether such qualified individuals with a
disability are unable to obtain, or have difficulty
obtaining, such a seat.
(4) The scope and anticipated number of individuals
assisting a qualified individual with a disability who
should be afforded an adjoining seat pursuant to
section 382.81 of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations.
(5) Any notification given to qualified individuals
with a disability regarding available seating
accommodations.
(6) Any method that is adequate to identify
fraudulent claims for seating accommodations.
(7) Any other information determined appropriate by
the Secretary.
(c) Accredited Service Animal Training Programs and
Authorized Registrars.--Not later than 6 months after the date
of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall publish on
the website of the Department of Transportation and maintain a
list of--
(1) accredited programs that train service animals;
and
(2) authorized registrars that evaluate service
animals.
(d) Report to Congress on Service Animal Requests.--Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report on requests for air
travel with service animals, including--
(1) during the reporting period, how many requests to
board an aircraft with a service animal were made; and
(2) the number and percentage of such requests,
categorized by type of request, that were reported by
air carriers or foreign air carriers as--
(A) granted;
(B) denied; or
(C) fraudulent.
(e) Training.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall,
in consultation with the Air Carrier Access Act
Advisory Committee, issue guidance regarding
improvements to training for airline personnel
(including contractors) in recognizing when a qualified
individual with a disability is traveling with a
service animal.
(2) Requirements.--The guidance issued under
paragraph (1) shall--
(A) take into account respectful engagement
with and assistance for individuals with a wide
range of visible and non-visible disabilities;
(B) provide information on--
(i) service animal behavior and
whether the service animal is
appropriately harnessed, leashed, or
otherwise tethered; and
(ii) the various types of service
animals, such as guide dogs, hearing or
signal dogs, psychiatric service dogs,
sensory or social signal dogs, and
seizure response dogs; and
(C) outline the rights and responsibilities
of the handler of the service animal.
(f) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
(1) Air carrier.--The term ``air carrier'' has the
meaning given that term in section 40102 of title 49,
United States Code.
(2) Foreign air carrier.--The term ``foreign air
carrier'' has the meaning given that term in section
40102 of title 49, United States Code.
(3) Qualified individual with a disability.--The term
``qualified individual with a disability'' has the
meaning given that term in section 382.3 of title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations.
(4) Service animal.--The term ``service animal'' has
the meaning given that term in section 382.3 of title
14, Code of Federal Regulations.
Page 703, strike line 8.
Page 703, line 17, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 703, after line 17, insert the following:
(4) consult with the exclusive bargaining
representative of the air traffic controllers certified
under section 7111 of title 5, United States Code.
Page 710, strike lines 16 through 24 and insert the
following:
(2) Exception.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall not apply to an eligible place that is served by
an air carrier selected to receive essential air
service compensation under subchapter II of chapter 417
of title 49, if--
(A) such service is in effect upon the date
of enactment of this Act; and
(B) such service is provided by the same air
carrier that provided service on the date of
enactment of this Act.
Page 719, line 7, insert ``and engineers'' after
``inspectors''.
Page 742, beginning on line 3, strike ``, or with the
concurrence of,''.
Page 742, strike lines 8 and 9 and insert ``pursuant to
section 541 of division F of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2004 (49 U.S.C. 40103 note), the conditions''.
Page 742, beginning on line 19, strike ``section 352(a)(3) of
the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law
108-7))'' and insert ``section 521 of division F of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (49 U.S.C. 40103
note))''.
Page 742, strike line 24 and all that follows through page
743, line 2 and insert the following:
(c) Required Coordination.--
(1) In general.--On an annual basis, the
Administrator shall convene a meeting with
representatives of Administration-approved air shows,
the general aviation community, stadiums and other
large outdoor events and venues or organizations that
run such events, the Department of Homeland Security,
and the Department of Justice--
(A) to identify scheduling conflicts between
Administration-approved air shows and large
outdoor events and venues where--
(i) flight restrictions will be
imposed pursuant to section 521 of
division F of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2004 (49 U.S.C.
40103 note); or
(ii) any other restriction will be
imposed pursuant to Federal Aviation
Administration Flight Data Center
Notice to Airmen 4/3621 (or any
successor notice to airmen); and
(B) in instances where a scheduling conflict
between events is identified or is found to be
likely to occur, develop appropriate
operational and communication procedures to
ensure for the safety and security of both
events, pursuant to the authority prescribed in
subsection (a).
(2) Scheduling conflict.--If the Administrator or any
other stakeholder party to the required annual
coordination required in paragraph (1) identifies a
scheduling conflict outside of the annual meeting at
any point prior to the scheduling conflict, the
Administrator shall work with impacted stakeholders to
develop appropriate operational and communication
procedures to ensure for the safety and security of
both events, pursuant to the authority prescribed in
subsection (a).
(3) Notice.--Prior to issuing a certificate of
authorization or waiver pursuant to subsection (a), the
Administrator shall give appropriate due notice to
impacted stakeholders and develop appropriate
operational and communication procedures to ensure for
the safety and security of all impacted events,
pursuant to the authority prescribed in subsection (a).
Page 743, beginning on line 12, strike ``Section 352(a)(3)(B)
of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law
109-7)'' and insert ``Section 521(a)(2)(B)(ii) of division F of
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (49 U.S.C. 40103
note)''.
Page 743, strike lines 16 and 17.
Page 775, line 21, insert ``economic'' after ``study on
the''.
Page 785, after line 11, insert the following:

SEC. 844. LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN CARGO AIRCRAFT.

(a) In General.--The standards adopted by the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency in part 1030 of title
40, Code of Federal Regulations, and the requirements finalized
by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
from the notice of proposed rulemaking titled ``Airplane Fuel
Efficiency Certification'', and published on June 15, 2022
(RIN2120-AL54) in part 38 of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations, shall not apply to any covered airplane before the
date that is 5 years after January 1, 2028.
(b) Operational Limitation.--The Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall limit the operation of any
covered airplane to domestic use or international operations,
consistent with relevant international agreements and
standards, that--
(1) does not meet the standards and requirements
described in subsection (a); and
(2) received an original certificate of airworthiness
issued by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration on or after January 1, 2028.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered airplane.--The term ``covered airplane''
means an airplane that--
(A) is a subsonic jet that is a purpose-built
freighter;
(B) has a maximum takeoff mass greater than
180,000 kilograms but not greater than 240,000
kilograms; and
(C) has a type design certificated prior to
January 1, 2023.
(2) Purpose-built freighter.--The term ``purpose-
built freighter'' means any airplane that--
(A) was configured to carry cargo rather than
passengers prior to receiving an original
certificate of airworthiness; and
(B) is configured to carry cargo rather than
passengers.

SEC. 845. COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR ORIGINAL DESIGNS OF AIRCRAFT FLOATS.

(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall, as appropriate, coordinate with the
Register of Copyrights to help, to the extent feasible,
aircraft float manufacturers receive design protections
provided under section 1301 of title 17, United States Code.
(b) Aircraft Float Defined.--In this section, the term
``aircraft float'' means a device suitable for use on an
airplane that meets the standards set forth in the technical
standard order related to Twin Seaplane Floats issued by the
Federal Aviation Administration on July 31, 2018 (TSO-C27a), or
any successor standard.
Page 791, beginning on line 18, strike ``which shall be
incorporated into the annual budget request of the Board''.
Page 814, after line 14, insert the following:

SEC. 925. AIR SAFETY INVESTIGATORS.

(a) Removal of FAA Medical Certificate Requirement.--Not
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation
with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
and the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board,
shall take such actions as may be necessary to revise the
eligibility requirements for the Air Safety Investigating
Series 1815 occupational series (and any similar occupational
series relating to transportation accident investigating) to
remove any requirement that an individual hold a current
medical certificate issued by Administrator.
(b) Updates to Other Requirements.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in
coordination with the with the Administrator and
Chairman, shall take such actions as may be necessary
to update and revise experiential, educational, and
other eligibility requirements for the Air Safety
Investigating Series 1815 occupational series (and any
similar occupational series relating to transportation
accident investigating).
(2) Considerations.--In updating the requirements
under paragraph (1), the Director shall consider--
(A) the direct relationship between any
requirement and the duties expected to be
performed by the position;
(B) changes in the skills and tools necessary
to perform transportation accident
investigations; and
(C) such other considerations as the
Director, Administrator, or Chairman determines
appropriate.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bean of Florida or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 639, line 3, insert ``, including connecting taxiways,
if the runway is'' before ``existing''.
Page 639, line 11, strike ``runway is'' and insert ``runways
and taxiways are''.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Brecheen of Oklahoma or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 523, beginning on line 12, strike ``size, quality, and
diversity'' and insert ``size and quality''.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Brecheen of Oklahoma or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Strike section 426 of the bill and insert the following:

SEC. 426. PROHIBITION OF FUNDING MINORITY AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
PARTICIPATION.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
may be used to carry out either the Airport Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise Program or the Airport Concessions
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program under sections 47113
and 47107(e) of title 49, United States Code.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Brown of Ohio or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following:

SEC. __. PROVISION OF DRINKING WATER TO PASSENGERS.

The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
shall issue such regulations as are necessary to require air
carriers and foreign air carriers to provide complementary
drinking water to passengers on all domestic and international
flights with a scheduled duration of 1 hour or more.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Buchanan of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. _. STUDY ON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS.

The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a
study on raising the retirement age for air traffic controllers
to alleviate a shortage of air traffic controllers.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Burgess of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. ELECTRONIC SHIPPING PAPERS.

(a) In General.--No later than two years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall, in direct coordination with the
Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, issue implementing regulations that amend
section 172.201 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and
other applicable regulations, to allow for the use of
electronic shipping papers.
(b) Considerations.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Administrators shall consider--
(1) the potential financial and environmental
benefits that would be achieved by allowing for the use
of electronic shipping papers;
(2) the extent to which the use of electronic
shipping papers would improve the operating efficiency
of carriers and increase the resiliency of the supply
chain;
(3) the experiences of rail carriers, who are already
authorized to accept electronic shipping papers under
section 172.201(a)(5) of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations; and
(4) the extent to which authorizing the use of
electronic shipping papers would increase harmonization
with existing international regulations.
(c) Saving Clause.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to confer upon the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration the authorities of the Administrator of
the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, as
described in part 175 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations,
and chapter 51 of title 49, United States Code.
(d) Effect of Failure To Meet Deadline.--If the
Administrators determine that the Administrations have not or
will not meet a deadline established under subsection (a) of
this section, the Administrators shall, not later than 30 days
after such determination, jointly notify the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate about the failure to meet the
target deadline.
(e) Contents Of Notification.--A notification under
subsection (d) shall be accompanied by the following:
(1) An explanation as to why the Administrations will
not or did not meet the target deadline.
(2) A description of the actions that each
Administration plans to take to either meet the target
deadline or implement the regulations as soon as
possible.
(f) Briefing.--If the Administrators are required to provide
notice under subsection (d), the Administrators shall provide
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate monthly, in-person briefings as to
the progress made by the Administrations regarding
implementation of the regulations until such time as the
Administrators have completed the required work.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cammack of Florida or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 256, strike lines 24 through 25 and insert the
following:
(3) in paragraph (5)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``and
catchment area analyses'' after ``planning'';
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``and''
at the end;
(C) in subsection (C) by striking the period
at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Carbajal of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. DELIVERY OF CLEARANCE TO PILOTS VIA INTERNET PROTOCOL.

(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall conduct testing and an evaluation
to determine the feasibility of the use, in air traffic control
towers, technology for delivering clearances via internet
protocol to enable mobile device access for general aviation
and on-demand Part 135 air carriers at airports that do not
have Towered Data Link Services.
(b) Airport Selection.--The Administrator shall designate
five airports for participation in the initial airport pilot
program after consultation with the exclusive representatives
of air traffic controllers certified under section 7111 of
title 5, United States Code, airport sponsors, aircraft and
avionics manufacturers, MITRE, and aircraft operators and the
designation should include airports of different size and
complexity.
(c) Program Objective.--The program shall address and include
safety, security, and operational requirements for mobile
clearance delivery at airports and heliports across the United
States.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Mobile clearance delivery.--The term ``mobile
clearance delivery'' means providing access to
departure clearance and clearance cancellation via
Internet Protocol via applications to pilots while
aircraft are on the ground where traditional data link
installations are not feasible or possible.
(2) Part 135.--The term ``Part 135'' means part 135
of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
(3) Tower data link services.--The term ``tower data
link services'' means communications between
controllers and pilots using controller-pilot data link
communications.
(4) Suitable airport.--The term ``suitable airport''
shall include towered airports, non-towered airports,
and heliports.
(e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which
the mobile clearance delivery program becoming operational, the
Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate a report on the safety, security, and operational
performance of the mobile clearance services at airports
pursuant to this section and recommendations on how best to
improve the program.
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Langworthy of New York
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Strike section 546 (and redesignate the subsequent section
accordingly).
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Case of Hawaii or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. REPORT ON INDO-PACIFIC AIRPORTS.

The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to
Congress a report on airports of strategic importance in the
Indo-Pacific region that includes each of the following:
(1) An identification of airports and air routes
critical to national security, defense operations,
emergency response, and continuity of government
activities.
(2) An assessment of the economic impact and
contribution of airports and air routes to national and
regional economies.
(3) An evaluation of the connectivity and
accessibility of airports and air routes, including
their importance in supporting domestic and
international travel, trade, and tourism.
(4) An analysis of infrastructure and technological
requirements necessary to maintain and enhance the
strategic importance of identified airports and air
routes.
(5) An identification of potential vulnerabilities,
risks, and challenges faced by airports and air routes
of strategic importance, including cybersecurity
threats and physical infrastructure vulnerabilities.
(6) Any recommendations for improving the security,
resilience, and efficiency of the identified airports
and air routes, including potential infrastructure
investments and policy changes.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Case of Hawaii or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. GAO STUDY ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GRANTS AT AIRPORTS.

The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a
study on the implementation of grants provided to airports
located in the Freely Associated States under section 47115(i)
of title 49, United States Code.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Castro of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SECTION ___. MINORITY AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PARTICIPATION.

Section 157(b)(2) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49
U.S.C. 47113 note) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(D) Publishing data.--The Secretary of
Transportation shall report on a publicly
accessible website the uniform report of DBE
awards--commitments and payments specified in
part 26 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations, and the uniform report of ACDBE
Participation for non-car rental and car rental
concessions, for each airport sponsor beginning
with fiscal year 2024.''.
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ciscomani of Arizona
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle A of title IV, add the following:

SEC. ___. RUNWAY SAFETY PROJECTS.

In awarding grants under section 47115 of title 49, United
States Code, for runway safety projects, the Administrator of
the Federal Aviation Administration shall, to the maximum
extent practicable--
(1) reduce unnecessary or undesirable project
segmentation; and
(2) complete the entire project in an expeditious
manner.
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ciscomani of Arizona
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following:

SEC. ___. AGREEMENTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL OPERATION OF AIRPORT
FACILITIES.

Section 47124(b)(3)(C) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(viii) Air traffic control towers
at airports with safety or operational
problems related to the lack of an
existing tower.
``(ix) Air traffic control towers at
airports with projected commercial and
military increases in aircraft or
flight operations.
``(x) Air traffic control towers at
airports with a variety of aircraft
operations, including a variety of
commercial and military flight
operations''.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cloud of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. ___. STRUCTURES INTERFERING WITH AIR COMMERCE OR NATIONAL
SECURITY.

Section 44718 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``on a publicly
available website'' after ``public notice'';
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection
(i);
(3) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated) by adding
at the end the following:
``(3) Energy project.--The term `energy project' has
the meaning given such term in section 183a(h) of title
10.
``(4) Foreign principal; agent of a foreign
principal.--The terms `foreign principal' and `agent of
a foreign principal' have the meaning given such terms
in section 1 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of
1938 (22 U.S.C. 611).''; and
(4) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
``(h) Special Rule for Energy Projects.--
``(1) In general.--Any person who is required to
submit an application for an energy project under this
section shall include in such application a disclosure
of any relationship such person has with a foreign
principal or with an agent of a foreign principal.
``(2) Inaccurate disclosure of relationship with
foreign principal.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary of
Transportation, in consultation with the
Attorney General of the United States and the
head of any other relevant Federal agency,
shall establish a process to evaluate the
accuracy of a disclosure made under paragraph
(1) and determine whether a person has violated
such paragraph.
``(B) Initial penalty for inaccurate
disclosure.--If the Secretary determines that a
person has knowingly violated paragraph (1),
such person shall be prohibited from submitting
an application for an energy project under this
section during the period beginning on the date
on which the Secretary made the determination
under subparagraph (A) and ending on the date
that is 2 years after such determination.
``(C) Penalties for subsequent inaccurate
disclosures.--If the Secretary determines that
a person knowingly violates paragraph (1) after
an initial violation under subparagraph (B),
such person shall be permanently prohibited
from submitting an application for an energy
project under this section.''.
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17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Davids of Kansas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 424, line 24, strike ``30'' and insert ``60''.
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18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DelBene of Washington
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle C of title XI, add the following:

SEC. __. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR ALTERNATIVE JET FUELS AND ENVIRONMENT
(ASCENT).

The Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and
Environment (ASCENT) shall subject to the availability of
appropriations for such purpose and consistent with the
research and development strategy in section 1133, conduct
research on hydrogen to increase aviation decarbonization. Such
research shall be in addition to any other research authorized
to be carried out by the Center, including other research
relating to hydrogen.
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19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Deluzio of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. EFFECT OF AIRLINE MERGERS FOR CONSUMERS.

(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit a report to Congress on the effect of airline
mergers for consumers, including passenger fares (including
add-on fees), the number of routes, the number of nonstop
routes eliminated, and the number of flight delays and
cancellations.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a
report on the results of the study conducted under subsection
(a) to the following congressional committees:
(1) the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure and the Committee on the Judiciary of
the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and the Committee on the Judiciary of
the Senate.
----------

20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DeSaulnier of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. TASK FORCE ON HUMAN FACTORS IN AVIATION SAFETY.

(a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall convene a task force on human
factors in aviation safety (in this section referred to as the
``Task Force'').
(b) Composition.--The Task Force shall consist of members
appointed by the Administrator and having expertise in an
operational or academic discipline that is relevant to the
analysis of human errors in aviation. The number of members
shall be determined by the Administrator to ensure sufficient
representation of relevant operational and academic
disciplines.
(c) Duration.--
(1) In general.--Members of the Task Force shall be
appointed for the length of the existence of the Task
Force.
(2) Length of existence.--
(A) In general.--The Task Force shall have an
initial length of existence of 2 years.
(B) Option.--The Administrator may exercise
an option to lengthen the duration of the
existence of the Task Force for a period of 2
years.
(d) Disciplines.--For purposes of subsection (b), disciplines
may include air carrier operations, line pilot expertise, air
traffic control, technical operations, aeronautical
information, aircraft maintenance and mechanics psychology,
linguistics, human-machine integration, general aviation
operations, and organizational behavior and culture.
(e) Expertise.--
(1) In general.--No less than half of the members
shall have expertise in aviation.
(2) Additional expertise.--The Task Force shall
include members with expertise on human factors but
whose experience and training are not in aviation
specifically and who have not previously been engaged
in work related to the Federal Aviation Administration
or the aviation industry. The Task Force shall also
include pilot labor organization, certificated mechanic
labor organizations, and at least one member from an
air traffic controller labor organization.
(f) Federal Aviation Administration Members.--
(1) In general.--Not more than 4 members may be
employees of the Federal Aviation Administration and
National Transportation Safety Board, excluding
representatives of the labor representatives of
employees of the air traffic control system. Not more
than 2 members may be employees of the National
Transportation Safety Board. The Federal Aviation
Administration and the National Transportation Safety
Board members shall be non-voting.
(2) Federal aviation administration employees.--Any
member who is an Federal Aviation Administration
employee shall have expertise in safety.
(g) Duties.--In coordination with the Research, Engineering,
and Development Advisory Committee established under section
44508 of title 49, United States Code, the Task Force shall--
(1) not later than the date on which the Task Force
is no longer in existence, produce a written report
that--
(A) to the greatest extent possible,
identifies the most significant human factors
and the relative contribution of such factors
to aviation safety risk;
(B) identifies new research priorities for
research in human factors in aviation safety;
(C) reviews existing products by other
working groups related to human factors in
aviation safety including the Commercial
Aviation Safety Team (CAST)'s work pertaining
to flight crew responses to abnormal events;
(D) provides recommendations on potential
revisions to any Federal Aviation
Administration regulations and guidance
pertaining to the certification of aircraft
under part 25 of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations, including sections related to
presumed pilot response times and assumptions
about the reliability of pilot performance
during unexpected, stressful events;
(E) reviews rules, regulations, or standards
regarding flight crew rest and fatigue, as well
as maintenance personnel rest and fatigue, that
are used by a sample of international air
carriers, including those deemed to be more
stringent and less stringent than the current
standards pertaining to United States air
carriers, and identify risks to the National
Airspace System from any such variation in
standards across countries;
(F) reviews pilot training requirements and
recommend any revisions necessary to ensure
adequate understanding of automated systems on
aircraft;
(G) reviews approach and landing misalignment
and make any recommendations for improving
these events;
(H) identifies ways to enhance instrument
landing system maintenance schedules;
determines how a real-time smart system should
be developed that informs the Air Traffic
Control System, Airlines, and Airports about
any changes in the state of runway and taxiway
lights; and identifies how this system could be
connected to the Federal Aviation
Administration's maintenance system;
(I) analyzes, with respect to human errors
related to aviation safety of part 121 air
carriers--
(i) fatigue and distraction during
critical phases of work among pilots or
other aviation personnel;
(ii) tasks and workload;
(iii) organizational culture;
(iv) communication among personnel;
(v) adherence to safety procedures;
(vi) mental state of personnel; and
(vii) any other relevant factors that
are the cause or potential cause of
human error related to aviation safety;
(J) includes a tabulation of the number of
accidents, incidents, or aviation safety
database entries received in which an item
identified under subparagraph (I) was a cause
or potential cause of human error related to
aviation safety; and
(K) includes a list of causes or potential
causes of human error related to aviation
safety about which the Administrator believes
additional information is needed; and
(2) if the Secretary exercises the option described
in subsection (c)(2)(B), not later than the date that
is 2 years after the date of establishment of the Task
Force, produce an interim report containing the
information described in paragraph (1).
(h) Methodology.--To complete the report under subparagraphs
(I) through (K) of subsection (g)(1), the Task Force shall
consult with the National Transportation Safety Board and use
all available data compiled and analysis conducted on safety
incidents and irregularities collected during the relevant
fiscal year from the following:
(1) Flight Operations Quality Assurance.
(2) Aviation Safety Action Program.
(3) Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing.
(4) The Aviation Safety Reporting System.
(5) Aviation safety recommendations and investigation
findings of the National Transportation Safety Board.
(6) Other relevant programs or sources.
(i) Applicable Law.--Section 1013 of title 5, United States
Code, shall not apply to the Task Force.
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21. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Donalds of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS ENCOURAGING THE FAA TO WELCOME THE USE OF
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES.

It is the sense of Congress that Congress encourages the
Federal Aviation Administration to welcome the use of unmanned
aerial vehicles, such as drones, to bolster and augment
traditional manual inspection, survey, and maintenance
operations, including operations that relate to electric
transmission infrastructure, water quality and the presence of
harmful algal blooms, transportation infrastructure, national
parks, and telecommunications infrastructure.
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22. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Donalds of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. EVALUATION OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS.

(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall, in consultation with industry stakeholders and the
owners or operators of airports certified by the Administrator
of the Federal Aviation Administration, conduct an evaluation
of a representative sample of the emergency plans in place at
such airports.
(b) Contents.--In conducting the evaluation under subsection
(a), the Comptroller General shall assess, with respect to such
airports, the following:
(1) Electricity supply on normal operating
procedures.
(2) Resiliency plans for maintaining appropriate
electricity supply to continue airport operations in
the case a natural disaster disrupts the airport's
primary power source.
(3) Backup electricity plans in the event a natural
disaster disrupts, partially or completely, the
airport's primary power source.
(4) A comparison of previous versions of the
airport's emergency response plans and how current and
future airport emergency response plans may be similar
or different than the emergency response plans of the
past.
(5) The overall impact of an airport losing its
primary power source on communities surrounding the
airport and any public health and safety risks that may
result.
(c) Submission.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report containing the results of
the evaluation conducted under subsection (a).
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23. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Donalds of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOR PILOTS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Apprentice.--The term ``apprentice'' means a
student enrolled at a flight school.
(2) Flight school.--The term ``flight school'' means
a flight academy certified under part 141 of title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Transportation.
(b) Establishment.--The Secretary, in consultation with
flight schools and other industry stakeholders, shall establish
an apprenticeship program with flight schools to establish a
pipeline of qualified and interested individuals to become
commercial pilots.
(c) Selection.--Under the apprenticeship program established
under subsection (b), each flight school participating in the
apprenticeship program established under subsection (b) may
select up to 8 applicants to flight school to serve as
apprentices each academic year.
(d) Curriculum and Requirements.--
(1) In general.--To graduate from an apprenticeship
program established under subsection (b), an apprentice
shall satisfy any relevant requirements and minimum
curriculum under part 141 of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (or successor regulations), including all
curriculum under subpart C of such part.
(2) Minimum requirements.--Nothing in this Act
prevents a flight school from imposing additional
requirements, such as modifying the terms of service of
the apprenticeship program, on an apprentice taking
part in an apprenticeship program established pursuant
to this section.
(e) Optional Program.--A flight school may choose not to
participate in an apprenticeship program established under this
section.
(f) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue such
regulations as are necessary to implement this Act.
(g) Incentivizing Retired Pilots.--The Secretary shall take
such actions as may be appropriate to develop methods to
incentivize pilots, including retired military pilots, retiring
airline pilots, and graduates of the apprenticeship program
established under this section, to become instructors at flight
schools, including through the development of pathway programs
for such pilots to gain initial qualification or concurrent
qualification as certified flight instructors under part 61 of
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
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24. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Eshoo of California or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 380, line 11, strike ``and'' and insert a comma.
Page 380, line 13, insert ``, and recommendations solicited
from individuals and local government officials in communities
adversely impacted by aircraft noise'' after ``community
engagement''.
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25. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Espaillat of New York
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 526, line 14, strike ``and''.
Page 526, after line 14, insert the following (and
redesignate accordingly):
(8) conduct a review of potential vulnerabilities in
inflight Wi-Fi service that may put the data of
passengers at risk; and
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26. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Feenstra of Iowa or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:

SEC. __. RESPONSE TIME FOR APPLICATIONS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL AIR
SERVICE.

The Secretary of Transportation shall take such actions as
are necessary to respond with an approval or denial of any
application filed by an applicant to provide essential air
service under subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United
States Code, to the greatest extent practicable no later than 6
months after receiving such application.
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27. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Feenstra of Iowa or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 316, after line 3, insert the following:
(d) Exceptions.--The Administrator shall ensure that the
requirements described in subsection (a) do not apply to nonhub
airports, as such term is defined in section 40102 of title 49,
United States Code.
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28. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fitzpatrick of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 462, line 3, insert ``commercial passenger'' after
``barrier on''.
Page 462, line 7, insert ``chair and'' after ``shall''.
Page 462, line 10, strike ``each of'' and insert ``from the
constituencies of''.
Page 462, strike line 13.
Page 462, line 14, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(3)''.
Page 462, strike lines 15 through 17 and insert the
following:
(4) passenger aircraft pilots represented by a labor
group;
(5) flight attendants represented by a labor group;
(6) airline passengers; and
Page 463, beginning on line 17, strike ``18 months'' and
insert ``12 months''.
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29. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Fitzpatrick of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 464, after line 5, insert the following:
(e) Installation of Secondary Cockpit Barriers of Existing
Aircraft.--Not later than 36 months after the date of the
submission of the report of subsection (d), the Administrator
of the Federal Aviation Administration shall, taking into
consideration the final reported findings and recommendations
of the aviation rulemaking committee, issue a final rule
requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on each
commercial passenger aircraft operated under the provisions of
part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
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30. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Garcia of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 472, line 1, insert ``or where crew would reasonably
believe an aircraft lined up on an incorrect runway or
incorrect taxiway, the aircraft landing at the wrong airport,
the aircraft significantly overpassed the destination airport,
or the crew have been alerted of a possible pilot deviation''
after ``Regulations,''.
Page 473, line 11, strike the closing quotation mark and
final period.
Page 473, after line 11, insert the following:
``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect--
``(1) the confidentiality of recordings and
transcripts under section 1114(c);
``(2) the ban on recordings for civil penalty or
certificate action under section 121.359(h) of title
14, Code of Federal Regulations; or
``(3) the prohibition against use of data from flight
operational quality assurance programs for enforcement
purposes under section 13.401 of 14, Code of Federal
Regulations.''.
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31. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gonzalez-Colon of
Puerto Rico or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

SEC. __. STUDY ON AIR CARGO OPERATIONS IN PUERTO RICO.

(a) In General.--No later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study on air cargo operations in Puerto
Rico.
(b) Contents.--In conducting the study required under
subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall address the
following:
(1) The economic impact of waivers authorized by the
Secretary of the Department of Transportation related
to air cargo operations in Puerto Rico.
(2) Recommendations for security measures that may be
necessary to support increased air cargo operations in
Puerto Rico.
(3) Potential need for additional staff to safely
accommodate additional air cargo operations.
(4) Airport infrastructure improvements that may be
needed in the 3 international airports located in
Puerto Rico to support increased air cargo operations.
(5) Alternatives to increase private stakeholder
engagement and use of the 3 international airports in
Puerto Rico to attract increased air cargo operations.
(6) Possible national benefits of increasing air
cargo operations in Puerto Rico.
(c) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to
the appropriate Committees of Congress a report on the results
of the study described in subsection (a).
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32. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gooden of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, insert the following:

SEC. 8__. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT OVER RUSSIAN AIRSPACE.

(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and other relevant
Federal officials, shall--
(1) amend NOTAM KICZ NOTAM A0005/22-Security, titled
``United States of America Prohibition Against Certain
Flights in specified areas of the Moscow (UUWV), Samara
(UWWW) and Rostov-Na Donu (URRV) Flight Information
Regions (FIR))'' to apply the prohibitions equally to
air carriers and foreign air carriers landing in or
taking off from an airport in the United States;
(2) take other actions within the authorities of the
Secretary to apply to foreign air carriers landing in,
or taking off from, an airport in the United States
prohibitions consistent with the prohibitions in the
NOTAM referred to in paragraph (1); or
(3) provide to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate, a briefing, in a classified or unclassified
setting, if the Secretary finds that the implementation
of paragraph (1) or (2) is--
(A) unnecessary;
(B) not in the public interest; or
(C) not consistent with the foreign policy
priorities of the United States.
(b) Sunset.--Any prohibition implemented pursuant to
subsection (a) shall terminate on the date on which the NOTAM
referred to in subsection (a) is rescinded.
(c) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as putting any limitation on the authority of the
Secretary of Transportation to implement any prohibition in
addition or subsequent to a prohibition implemented under
subsection (a).
(d) Definitions.--Each of the terms used in this section
shall have the meanings given such terms in section 40102(a) of
title 49, United States Code.
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33. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gosar of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Strike section 261 and insert the following:

SEC. 261. AIR TOUR MANAGEMENT PLANS.

Section 40128(b) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``in
whole or'';
(B) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``and''
at the end;
(C) in subparagraph (F) by striking ``through
(E)'' and inserting ``through (F)'';
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as
subparagraph (G);
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
following:
``(F) shall consider the economic viability
of commercial air tour operations that would
result from an air tour management plan; and'';
(2) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and''
at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the
period and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) consult with the National Parks
Overflights Advisory Group established pursuant
to section 805 of the National Parks Air Tour
Management Act of 2000 (49 U.S.C. 40128
note).''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) Existing air tour operators.--Beginning on the
effective date of a new air tour management plan, a
commercial tour operator carrying out operations within
the boundaries of a national park or tribal area as of
such date may not be prohibited from operating pursuant
to such plan.''.
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34. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gottheimer of New
Jersey or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VII, add the following:

SEC. ___. GAO STUDY ON CERTAIN AIRPORT DELAYS.

The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a
study on flight delays in the States of New York, New Jersey,
and Connecticut and the possible causes of such delays.
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35. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Greene of Georgia or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, insert the following:

SEC. 8__. INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION OF DECISION TO INCREASE THE
PERMISSIBLE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM RANGE FOR AIRMEN TO
FLY.

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of
Transportation shall conduct an investigation into the decision
of the Federal Aviation Administration to increase the
permissible electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) range for airmen to
fly.
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36. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Greene of Georgia or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title X, add at the end:

SEC. ___. REINSTATING PILOTS.

The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
shall take such actions as are necessary to require air
carriers to reinstate any pilot who was fired or forced to
resign because of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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37. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hageman of Wyoming or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 738, after line 17, insert the following (and
redesignate the subsequent subparagraph accordingly):
``(E) ensure that any procurement of new
equipment takes into account the life cycle,
reliability, performance, service support, and
costs to guarantee the acquisition of equipment
that is of high quality and reliability
resulting in greater performance and cost-
related benefits for airports;
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38. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hageman of Wyoming or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle A of title V, add the following:

SEC. ___. PROVIDING NON-FEDERAL WEATHER OBSERVER TRAINING TO AIRPORT
PERSONNEL.

The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
shall take such actions as are necessary to provide training
that is easily accessible and streamlined for airport personnel
to become certified as non-Federal weather observers so that
such personnel can manually provide weather observations when
automated surface observing systems and automated weather
observing systems experience outages and errors in order to
ensure operational safety at airports.
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39. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hageman of Wyoming or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. ___. GAO STUDY ON AVIATION WORKFORCE.

(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study on methods related to the recruitment,
retention, employment, education, training, and well-being of
the aviation workforce specifically within rural communities.
(b) Collaboration.--In conducting the study under subsection
(a), the Comptroller General shall collaborate with industry
stakeholders and rural aviation facilities to ascertain the
best policies for increasing participating in the aviation
workforce community from individuals from rural communities.
(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall
submit the results of the study under subsection (a) to the
appropriate congressional committees.
(d) Administrative Actions.--The Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall take such actions as are
reasonable to implement the recommendations made by the
Comptroller General from the study conducted under subsection
(a).
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40. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Higgins of Louisiana
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Add at the end of title VIII the following:

SEC. 844. ASSESSMENT BY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION OF COUNTER-UAS SYSTEM OPERATIONS.

(a) Assessment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the
Department of Transportation shall assess all actions taken by
the Federal Aviation Administration affecting the ability of
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct counter-UAS
system operations at the southern border of the United States
from January 1, 2021, to such date of enactment.
(b) Considerations.--The assessment under subsection (a)
shall consider the following impacts:
(1) Operational capabilities of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection in detecting and mitigating
unauthorized unmanned aircraft systems.
(2) Coordination efforts and information sharing
between the Federal Aviation Administration and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection regarding counter-UAS
system operations.
(3) Any other impacts or considerations the Inspector
General of the Department of Transportation determines
relevant.
(c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the completion of
the assessment under subsection (a), the Inspector General of
the Department of Transportation shall submit to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report detailing the findings of
such assessment.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Counter-UAS system.--The term ``counter-UAS
system'' has the meaning given such term in section
44801 of title 49, United States Code.
(2) Unmanned aircraft system.--The term ``unmanned
aircraft system'' has the meaning given such term in
section 44801 of title 49, United States Code.
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41. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hill of Arkansas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. BRIEFING ON LIT VORTAC PROJECT.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall provide a briefing on the Little
Rock Port Authority Very High Frequency Omni-Directional Radio
Range Tactical Air Navigation Aid Project (LIT VORTAC) to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.
(b) Briefing Contents.--The briefing required under
subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) (1) The status of the efforts by the Federal
Aviation Administration to relocate the LIT VORTAC.
(2) The status of new flight planning of the
relocated VORTAC.
(3) A description of and timeline for each remaining
phase of the relocation project.
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42. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Houlahan of
Pennsylvania or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. REIMBURSEMENT FOR FINANCIAL LOSSES DUE TO CERTAIN AIRPORT
CLOSURES.

(a) Notification Required.--Not later than 30 days after the
date on which a President takes office, the Administrator of
the Federal Aviation Administration shall provide notification
to specified aviation entities located at any airports that may
be expected to close at any point during the term of such
President due to temporary flight restrictions related to any
residence of the President that is designated or identified to
be secured by the United States Secret Service.
(b) Reimbursement Required.--Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Administrator shall provide financial
reimbursement to specified aviation entities in an amount equal
to the direct and incremental financial losses incurred while
an airport, or portion thereof, is closed solely due to the
actions of the Federal Government as described in subsection
(a). The Administrator shall provide reimbursement for such
losses.
(c) Audit Required.--The Administrator may not obligate or
distribute reimbursement funding described in subsection (b)
until an audit of the financial losses incurred by a specified
aviation entity is completed by the Administrator. The
Administrator may request that specified aviation entities
provide documentation which the Administrator determines is
necessary to complete such audit.
(d) Ineligible Costs.--In carrying out this section, the
Administrator shall ensure that any loss incurred as a result
of a violation of law, or through fault or negligence, of a
specified aviation entity are not eligible for reimbursements
(e) Government Release From Liability.--The United States
Government shall not be liable for claims for financial losses
resulting from airport closures described in subsection (a).
(f) Specified Aviation Entity Defined.--In this section, the
term ``specified aviation entity'' means--
(1) an airport sponsor that does not provide gateway
operations;
(2) a provider of general aviation ground support
services; or
(3) an impacted aviation tenant.
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43. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hoyle of Oregon or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 494, after line 12, insert the following:
(d) Training Materials.--Not later than 6 months after the
completion of the safety review required under subsection (a),
the Administrator shall develop and publish training and
related educational materials about aircraft engine ingestion
and jet blast hazards for ground crews (including supervisory
employees) that includes information on--
(1) the specific dangers and consequences of entering
engine ingestion or jet blast zones;
(2) proper protocols to avoid entering an engine
ingestion or jet blast zone; and
(3) on-the-job, instructor-led training to physically
demonstrate the engine ingestion zone boundaries and
jet blast zones for each kind of aircraft the ground
crew may encounter.
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44. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Huizenga of Michigan
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 626, line 2, strike ``and''.
Page 626, after line 2, insert the following (and redesignate
accordingly):
(B) in paragraph (4)(B) by inserting ``the
Department of Defense, the National Guard,''
before ``or''; and
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45. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Huizenga of Michigan
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN RUNWAY LENGTH REQUIREMENTS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
Transportation may not require an airport to shorten the length
or width of the airport's runway, apron, or taxiway as a
condition for the receipt of federal financial assistance if
the airport directly supports a base of the United States Air
Force or the Air National Guard at the airport, regardless of
the stationing of military aircraft.
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46. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Huizenga of Michigan
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. VOLUNTEER PILOT SUPPORT ACT.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
on and after the date of enactment of this section, the
following rules shall apply:
(1) A volunteer pilot may accept reimbursement for a
covered operational cost if--
(A) such pilot operates a covered flight; and
(B) such pilot or volunteer pilot
organization notifies each passenger that the
flight is for charitable purposes and is not
subject to the same safety requirements as a
flight operated by an air carrier or a
commercial operator certified by the
Administrator (as described in paragraph
(2)(B)).
(2) A volunteer pilot receiving a covered operational
cost for a covered flight and a volunteer pilot
organization that arranges a covered flight are
excepted from--
(A) the certificate requirements under parts
119 and 125 of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations; and
(B) the operating requirements under parts
121, 125, and 135 of such title 14.
(3) A volunteer pilot receiving a covered operational
cost for a covered flight--
(A) does not constitute common carriage (as
such term is used in title 49, United States
Code, and such title 14); and
(B) does not constitute a flight operation
for compensation or hire (as such term is used
in such title 49 and such title 14).
(4) A covered operational cost is not compensation
(as such term is used in such title 49 and such title
14).
(b) Additional Requirements.--
(1) Volunteer pilot organization.--A volunteer pilot
organization may impose eligibility requirements that
exceed the applicable eligibility requirements
described in subsection (d)(5)(B) and the general
operating rules in part 91 of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations, without being considered an air carrier, a
commercial operator, or common carrier.
(2) Regulations.--The Administrator shall revise
regulations as necessary to implement the subsection
(a). In revising such regulations, the Administrator
may not impose on a volunteer pilot or volunteer pilot
organization any operating requirements, aircraft
qualifications, or pilot qualifications to conduct a
covered flight that are in addition to the requirements
under this section and the requirements under the
general operating rules in part 91 of title 14, Code of
Federal Regulations.
(c) Effect on Other FAA Authority.--
(1) Effect on existing exemption authority.--
(A) In general.--Nothing in this section
shall--
(i) affect the authority of the
Administrator to exempt a pilot
(exercising the privilege of a private
pilot certificate issued under part 61
of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations) from a restriction on
receiving reimbursement; or
(ii) affect any such exemptions
existing before the date of enactment
of this section.
(B) Clarification.--Subparagraph (A)(ii)
shall not be construed to prohibit a person
from voluntarily relinquishing an exemption
described in subparagraph (A).
(2) Effect on other volunteer flights.--Nothing in
this section shall impose or authorize the imposition
of any additional requirements on a flight that is
arranged by a volunteer pilot organization in which the
pilot in command is not reimbursed or the pilot in
command pays a pro rata share of expenses as described
under section 61.113(c) of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Air carrier; aircraft; airport.--The terms ``air
carrier'', ``aircraft'', and ``airport'' have the
meanings given those terms in section 40102 of title
49, United States Code.
(2) Commercial operator.--The term ``commercial
operator'' has the meaning given such term in section
1.1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
(3) Covered flight.--The term ``covered flight''--
(A) means a flight that is operated by a
volunteer pilot in any airworthy aircraft in
support of the mission of a volunteer pilot
organization; and
(B) includes any flight or flight segment
that is between the airport in which the
aircraft for the covered flight is based and
the airport the passengers of a flight
described in subparagraph (A) board or
disembark.
(4) Covered operational cost.--The term ``covered
operational cost'' means the following:
(A) A cost that is actually incurred in
connection with a covered flight, including the
following:
(i) In the case of a volunteer pilot
who rents the aircraft used for a
covered flight, the cost of rental fees
and other operating expenses not
included in the rental fees that are
incurred by such pilot for a covered
flight, except that such costs may not
unreasonably exceed the cost of owning
and operating the aircraft, which
includes maintenance costs, storage
fees, airport expenditures, and, for an
owner that is in the business of
renting aircraft, the cost of doing
business and making a reasonable
profit.
(ii) In the case of a volunteer pilot
who does not rent the aircraft used for
a covered flight, the cost of fuel,
oil, and airport expenditures incurred
by such pilot for a covered flight.
(iii) Meals, lodging, and related
expenses.
(B) Any nonmonetary benefit that may be
considered compensation (as such term is used
in title 49, United States Code, and title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations), including logged
flight hours, goodwill, any applicable tax
deduction permitted under the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, and any other indirect economic
benefit.
(5) Volunteer pilot.--
(A) In general.--The term ``volunteer pilot''
means a person who--
(i) acts as pilot in command of a
covered flight; and
(ii) meets each applicable
eligibility requirement described in
subparagraph (B).
(B) Eligibility requirements described.--The
applicable eligibility requirements described
in this subparagraph are the following:
(i) The volunteer pilot holds at
least a private pilot certificate with
appropriate category, class, and type
rating (if a type rating is applicable)
issued under part 61 of title 14, Code
of Federal Regulations.
(ii) The volunteer pilot holds an
instrument rating or airline transport
pilot certificate for the category of
aircraft used for a covered flight
issued under such part 61.
(iii) The volunteer pilot logged at
least 500 hours as pilot in command in
the category of aircraft used for a
covered flight.
(iv) The volunteer pilot--
(I) holds a valid medical
certificate issued under part
67 of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations; or
(II) complies with the
requirements of section
61.113(i) of title 14, Code of
Federal Regulations.
(6) Volunteer pilot organization.--The term
``volunteer pilot organization'' means an organization
that--
(A) is operated exclusively for religious,
charitable, scientific, testing for public
safety, literary, or educational purposes, or
to foster national or international amateur
sports competition (but only if no part of its
activities involve the provision of athletic
facilities or equipment), or for the prevention
of cruelty to children or animals, no part of
the net earnings of which inures to the benefit
of any private shareholder or individual, no
substantial part of the activities of which is
carrying on propaganda, or otherwise
attempting, to influence legislation, and which
does not participate in, or intervene in
(including the publishing or distributing of
statements), any political campaign on behalf
of (or in opposition to) any candidate for
public office; and
(B) arranges or coordinates flights by
volunteer pilots for purposes described in
subparagraph (A).
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47. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Issa of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. ___. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF NOTAM REQUESTS BY FAA.

The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
shall make an objective, independent assessment for the
necessity of each Notice to Air Missions request from an agency
outside of the Administration.
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48. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. ___. DESIGNATIONS FOR MEAT AND FOOD PROCESSING FACILITIES.

Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act
of 2016 (49 U.S.C. 44802 note) is further amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by adding at the end the
following:
``(v) A concentrated animal feeding
operation.
``(vi) An eligible meat and food
processing facility.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(g) Eligible Meat and Food Processing Facility Defined.--In
this section, the term `eligible meat and food processing
facility' means a facility that--
``(1) is an establishment operated under Federal meat
inspection pursuant to the Meat Inspection Act (21
U.S.C. 71 et seq.), and--
``(A) with respect to cattle, has a slaughter
capacity of greater than 500 animals per day;
or
``(B) with respect to pork and sheep, has a
slaughter capacity of greater than 1,000
animals per day;
``(2) is an official establishment operated under
Federal poultry inspection pursuant to the Poultry
Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 453) and, with
respect to poultry, has a slaughter capacity of greater
than 10,000 animals per day;
``(3) is an official plant operated under Federal egg
inspection pursuant to the Egg Products Inspection Act
(21 U.S.C. 1033) with at least 500,000 laying hens;
``(4) is a facility that processes (e.g., washes,
grades, packs) shell eggs for the table egg market with
at least 500,000 laying hens; or
``(5) is a facility that manufactures or processes
food located in any of the State or Territories and
operated under section 415(c) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 350d(c).''.
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49. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Johnson of South
Dakota or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 337, after line 25, insert the following:
``(B) Cloud-based, interactive digital
platforms.--The Administrator is encouraged to
utilize cloud-based, interactive digital
platforms to meet community engagement and
agency coordination requirements under
subparagraph (A).''.
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50. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kean of New Jersey or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. ____. AIR STATISTIC REPORTS.

Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that the
Bureau of Transportation Statistics revises and maintains
Technical Reporting Directive No. 31 (14 C.F.R. Part 234) to
provide that the following events are not included within the
air carrier codes specified in such Directive:
(1) Aircraft cleaning necessitated by such incidents
as the death of a passenger, excessive bleeding,
service animal (SVAN) soiling, and extensive debris
left by customers.
(2) Aircraft damage caused by extreme weather, bird
strike, foreign object debris (FOD), sabotage, and
other similar causes.
(3) Awaiting the arrival of connecting passengers or
crew due to weather or local or National Airspace
System logistics.
(4) Awaiting the results of an unexpected alcohol
test of a crewmember caused by the suspicion or
accusation of a customer.
(5) Awaiting gate space due to congestion not within
the carrier's control, including the utilization of
common gates or uncontrollable gate returns resulting
from constraints of the National Airspace System.
(6) A baggage or cargo loading delay caused by an
outage of a bag system not controlled by a carrier,
including wind affecting ramp conditions, late
connecting bags resulting from an air traffic
controller delay, airport infrastructure failure, and
similar causes.
(7) Cabin servicing or catering delays due to weather
or wind.
(8) Vendor computer outages, cybersecurity attacks
(provided that the carrier is in compliance with
applicable cybersecurity regulations), or issues
related to the use of airport-supplied communications
equipment (such as common-use gates and terminals,
power outage, and lighting).
(9) Availability of crew related to hours flown, rest
periods, and on-duty times not caused by a carrier,
including a delay of a crew replacement or reserve
necessitated by a non-controllable event, and pilot or
flight attendant rest related to weather, air traffic
controller, or local logistics.
(10) An unscheduled engineering or safety inspection.
(11) Public health issues.
(12) Fueling delays related to weather or airport
fueling infrastructure issues, including the
inoperability of a fuel farm or unusable fuel which
does not meet specified requirements at delivery to an
airport due to contamination in the supply chain.
(13) Government systems that are inoperable or
otherwise unable to receive forms which have been
properly completed by an air carrier.
(14) Overheated brakes resulting from a safety
incident, including those resulting from emergency
procedures.
(15) Mail from the U.S. Postal Service that was
delayed in arrival.
(16) Unscheduled maintenance, including airworthiness
issues manifesting outside a scheduled maintenance
program and that cannot be deferred or must be
addressed before flight.
(17) A medical emergency.
(18) Positive passenger bag match flags that require
removal of a bag in order to ensure security.
(19) The removal of an unruly passenger.
(20) Ramp service from a third-party contractor,
including servicing of potable water, lavatory
servicing, and shortage of third-party ramp equipment.
(21) Snow removal or aircraft de-icing due to the
occurrence of extreme weather despite adequate carrier
resources, or the removal of snow on ramps.
(22) An airport closure due to such factors as the
presence of volcanic ash, wind or wind shear.
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51. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kean of New Jersey or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 613, line 15, strike ``and''.
Page 613, line 19, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 613, after line 19, insert the following:
(F) consult with the Secretary of Defense
with regard to--
(i) the U.S. Air Force Agility Prime
Program and powered-lift aircraft
evaluated and deployed for military
purposes, including the F35B program;
(ii) the commonalities and
differences between powered-lift
aircraft types and the handling
qualities of such aircraft; and
(iii) the pathways for pilots to gain
proficiency and earn the necessary
ratings required to act as a pilot in
command of powered-lift aircraft.
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52. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kilmer of Washington
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 256, beginning on line 9, strike ``an improvement of any
runway, taxiway, or apron'' and insert ``improvements, or
planning for improvements,''.
Page 256, beginning on line 12, strike ``under visual flight
rules''.
Page 256, line 13, insert ``(defined as an earthquake,
flooding, high water, wildfires, hurricane, storm surge, tidal
wave, tornado, tsunami, wind driven water, sea level rise,
tropical storm, cyclone, land instability, or winter storm)''
after ``natural disaster''.
Page 256, line 17, insert ``or Incident support base'' after
``staging area''.
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53. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LaMalfa of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION.

(a) In General.--To ensure that sufficient firefighting
resources are available to suppress wildfires and protect
public safety and property, and notwithstanding any other
provision of law or agency regulation, not later than 18 months
after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator
of the Federal Aviation Administration shall promulgate an
interim final rule under which--
(1) an operation described in section 21.25(b)(7) of
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall allow for
the transport of firefighters to and from the site of a
wildfire to perform ground wildfire suppression and
designate the firefighters conducting such an operation
as essential crewmembers on board a covered aircraft
operated on a mission to suppress wildfire;
(2) the aircraft maintenance, inspections, and pilot
training requirements under part 135 of such title 14
may apply to such an operation, if determined by the
Administrator to be necessary to maintain the safety of
firefighters carrying out wildfire suppression
missions; and
(3) the noise standards described in part 36 of such
title 14 shall not apply to such an operation.
(b) Surplus Military Aircraft.--In promulgating any rule
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall not enable any
aircraft of a type that has been manufactured in accordance
with the requirements of and accepted for use by any branch of
the United States Military and has been later modified to be
used for wildfire suppression operations, unless such aircraft
is later type-rated by the Administrator.
(c) Conforming Amendments to FAA Documents.--In promulgating
an interim final rule under subsection (a), the Administrator
shall amend FAA Order 8110.56, Restricted Category Type
Certification (dated February 27, 2006), as well as any
corresponding policy or guidance material, to reflect the
requirements of subsection (a).
(d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to limit the Administrator's authority to take action
otherwise authorized by law to protect aviation safety or
passenger safety.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered aircraft.--The term ``covered aircraft''
means an aircraft type-certificated in the restricted
category under section 21.25 of title 14, Code of
Federal Regulations, used for transporting firefighters
to and from the site of a wildfire in order to perform
ground wildfire suppression for the purpose of
extinguishing a wildfire on behalf of, or pursuant to a
contract with, a Federal, State, or local government
agency.
(2) Firefighters.--The term ``firefighters'' means a
trained fire suppression professional the transport of
whom is necessary to accomplish a wildfire suppression
operation.
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54. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lawler of New York or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. _. STUDY ON PILOT SUPPLY ISSUES.

(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study on the shortage of pilots faced by air
carriers.
(b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection (a),
the Comptroller General shall address ways to overcome
challenges to the pilot workforce.
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55. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lee of Nevada or Her
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 555, line 16, insert ``including research'' after
``agricultural purposes''.
Page 581, line 15, insert ``research,'' before ``wildfire
detection, mitigation, and suppression''.
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56. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lucas of Oklahoma or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 782, beginning on line 18, strike ``a plan to'' and all
that follows through ``expand overall'' and insert ``a plan to
expand overall''.
Page 783, line 2, strike ``; and'' and insert a period.
Page 783, strike line 3.
Page 783, beginning on line 9, strike ``Academies'' and
insert ``Academy''.
Page 783, beginning on line 16, strike ``, and whether field
training can be administered more flexibly, such as at other
Federal Aviation Administration locations across the country''.
Page 784, line 1, strike ``virtual''.
Page 784, strike lines 5 through 8.
Page 784, beginning on line 9, strike ``costs of'' and all
that follows through ``expanding Federal'' and insert ``costs
of expanding Federal''.
Page 784, line 11 insert ``at the existing air traffic
control academy'' after ``capacity''.
Page 784, line 12, strike ``; and'' and insert a period.
Page 784, strike lines 13 through 14.
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57. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lynch of Massachusetts
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 374, strike lines 6 through 8 and insert the following:
(i) multiple airport communities and
communities in the vicinity of
airports;
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58. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Lynch of Massachusetts
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 382, line 20, strike ``and''.
Page 382, after line 20, insert the following:
(H) ensuring engagement with local community
groups as appropriate in conducting the other
responsibilities described in this section; and
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59. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Magaziner of Rhode
Island or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 256, after line 19, insert the following (and
redesignate the subsequent subparagraph accordingly):
(V) a project to comply with rulemakings and
recommendations on cybersecurity standards from
the rulemaking committee convened under section
574 of the Securing Growth and Robust
Leadership in American Aviation Act.
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60. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Manning of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. 844. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FAA ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION WITH
HBCUS AND MSIS.

It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Aviation
Administration should continue to partner with historically
Black colleges and universities and minority-serving
institutions to promote awareness of career opportunities and
develop curriculum related to aerospace, aviation and air
traffic control.
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61. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Manning of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, insert the following:

SEC. 8__. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF FEDERAL
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION YOUTH ACCESS TO AMERICAN
JOBS IN AVIATION TASK FORCE.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall
submit to Congress a report on the implementation of the
following recommendations of the Federal Aviation
Administration Youth Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task
Force established under section 602 of the FAA Reauthorization
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254):
(1) The recommendation to improve information access
about careers in aviation and aerospace.
(2) The recommendation to collaboration across
regions of the Federal Aviation Administration on
outreach and workforce development programs.
(3) The recommendation to increase opportunities for
mentoring, pre-apprenticeships, and apprenticeships in
aviation.
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62. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McClintock of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Strike section 772 of the bill.
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63. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Meng of New York or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 362, line 1, insert ``and in overflight communities''
after ``in the vicinity of airports''.
Page 362, after line 11, insert the following:
(e) Overflight Community Defined.--In this section, the term
``overflight community'' means an area--
(1) located under the flight paths of aircraft;
(2) that experiences noise annoyance from such
aircraft or airports; and
(3) that is located in an area that experiences a
day-night average sound level lower than the threshold
of significant noise exposure established by the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
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64. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Miller of Illinois or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. ___. REPORT ON SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION FLIGHT RECORDS.

The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
shall submit to Congress a report containing the flight records
of the Secretary of Transportation for any flight on an
aircraft owned by the Federal Aviation Administration for the 3
years preceding the date of enactment of this Act.
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65. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Miller of Illinois or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle C of title IV, add the following:

SEC. ___. RESTRICTION ON DEI OFFICIALS.

None of the funds made available under this Act may be used
to hire any diversity, equity, and inclusion officials or
conduct training on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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66. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Neguse of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 380, beginning on line 11, insert ``interviews with
impacted residents,'' after ``other Federal agencies,''.
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67. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Obernolte of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 129, after line 25, insert the following:
(7) Put in place a system that ensures available
resources so that applicants can schedule airman
practical tests not more than 14 calendar days after
requested.
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68. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Obernolte of
California or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 309, line 14, strike ``or''.
Page 309, line 18, strike the period at the end and insert
``; or''.
Page 309, after line 18, insert the following:
(4) prevent an airport or any retail fuel seller at
such airport from making available for purchase and
resale an unleaded aviation gasoline that has been
approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and has
an industry consensus standard for use in lieu of
leaded aviation gasoline if such unleaded aviation
gasoline is certified for use in all aircraft spark
ignition piston engine models.
----------

69. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ogles of Tennessee or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 609, line 14, strike ``social and''.
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70. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ogles of Tennessee or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

In section 1148(b)(5)(A), strike ``climate change'' and
insert ``weather''.
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71. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Owens of Utah or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. SLOT EXEMPTIONS FOR RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT.

(a) In General.--Section 41718 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(i) Additional Slot Exemptions.--
``(1) General slot exemptions.--Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this subsection,
the Secretary shall grant, by order, 14 exemptions
from--
``(A) the application of sections
49104(a)(5), 49109, and 41714 of this title;
and
``(B) the requirements of subparts K and S of
part 93, Code of Federal Regulations.
``(2) Exemption conditions.--The Secretary shall
grant such exemptions to non-limited incumbent and
limited incumbent air carriers serving Ronald Reagan
Washington National Airport as of the date of enactment
of this subsection to operate limited frequencies of
aircraft on routes between Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport and other airports.
``(3) Considerations.--In granting exemptions under
this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the
extent to which the exemptions will--
``(A) have a positive impact on the overall
level of competition in the markets that will
be served as a result of such exemptions;
``(B) produce competitive benefits, including
the likelihood that the service to airports
will result in lower fares or improved service
options for aviation consumers;
``(C) not result in a significant increase in
delays at Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airport;
``(D) ensure that travel options between
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and
airports located within the perimeter described
in section 49104 will not be reduced;
``(E) benefit underserved markets; and
``(F) not reduce runway safety at Ronald
Reagan Washington National Airport.
``(4) Scheduling of slot exemptions.--In granting
exemptions under this subsection, the Secretary shall,
in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration and to the greatest extent
practicable, seek to work with air carriers to schedule
such exemptions--
``(A) at times during which operations are
typically lower than the peak hourly capacity
of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport;
and
``(B) at times and in a manner that will
minimize the potential for additional delays.
``(5) Restriction.--An exemption may not be granted
under this subsection with respect to any aircraft--
``(A) that is not a Stage 4 aircraft (as
defined by the Secretary) if the exemption is
for an arrival or departure between the hours
of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.; or
``(B) that is not a Stage 5 aircraft (as
defined by the Secretary) if the exemption is
for an arrival or departure between the hours
of--
``(i) 6:00 a.m. and 6:59 a.m.; or
``(ii) 10:01 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.
``(6) Air carrier limitations.--
``(A) Exemptions per air carrier.--Of the
exemptions described in paragraph (1), no air
carrier may operate more than 2 of such
exemptions.
``(B) Limitation on aircraft size.--An air
carrier may not operate a multi-aisle or
widebody aircraft under an exemption issued
under this subsection.
``(C) Prohibition on transfer of rights.--An
air carrier granted an exemption under this
subsection is prohibited from transferring the
rights to its slot exemptions pursuant to
section 41714(j).
``(7) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed to--
``(A) allow for conversion of existing slots
allocated to air carriers to serve communities
located inside the perimeter described in
section 49109 to fulfill the exemptions granted
in paragraph (1); and
``(B) enable the reduction of nonstop travel
to communities located within the perimeter
described in section 49109.''.
(b) Infrastructure Needs.--Section 44501(b) of title 49,
United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(6) a list of projects or programs necessary to
improve capacity, reliability, and efficiency for Level
2 schedule facilitated and Level 3 slot-controlled
airports.''.
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72. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Peltola of Alaska or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 438, line 11, strike ``reconstructing and
rehabilitating'' and insert ``rehabilitating, reconstructing,
or extending''.
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73. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Strike section 1132 of the bill.
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74. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 11, line 14, strike ``4,000,000,000'' and insert
``3,800,000,000''.
Page 11, line 15, strike ``4,000,000,000'' and insert
``3,800,000,000''.
Page 11, line 16, strike ``4,000,000,000'' and insert
``3,800,000,000''.
Page 11, line 17, strike ``4,000,000,000'' and insert
``3,800,000,000''.
Page 11, line 18, strike ``4,000,000,000'' and insert
``3,800,000,000''.
Page 12, line 24, strike ``12,730,000,000'' and insert
``12,037,000,000''.
Page 12, line 25, strike ``13,035,000,000'' and insert
``12,337,000,000''.
Page 13, line 1, strike ``13,334,000,000'' and insert
``12,637,000,000''.
Page 13, line 3, strike ``13,640,000,000'' and insert
``12,937,000,000''.
Page 13, line 5, strike ``13,954,000,000'' and insert
``13,237,000,000''.
Page 818, line 1, strike ``255,130,000'' and insert
``220,000,000''.
Page 818, line 2, strike ``261,000,000'' and insert
``223,000,000''.
Page 818, line 3, strike ``267,000,000'' and insert
``226,000,000''.
Page 818, line 4, strike ``273,000,000'' and insert
``229,000,000''.
Page 818, line 5, strike ``279,000,000'' and insert
``232,000,000''.
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75. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 257, strike lines 11 and 12 and insert the following
(and adjust the margin of the subsequent text accordingly):
``(9) `heliport' means an area of land, water, or
Page 257, line 15, strike ``and'' and insert closing
quotation marks and a semicolon.
Page 257, strike line 16.
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76. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 94, beginning on line 23, strike section 206.
Page 96, beginning on line 1, strike section 207.
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77. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perry of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Strike section 802 and insert the following:

SEC. 802. REINSTATEMENT OF PRE-PANDEMIC TELEWORK POLICIES, PRACTICES,
AND LEVELS FOR EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.

(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall reinstate and apply the telework
policies, practices, and levels of the agency as in effect on
December 31, 2019, and may not expand any such policy,
practices, or levels until the date on which the Administration
plan is submitted to Congress with a certification by the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management under subsection
(b).
(b) Study, Plan, and Certification Regarding Executive Agency
Telework Policies, Practices, and Levels for Executive
Agencies.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the
Director, shall submit to Congress--
(1) a study on the impacts on the agency and its
mission of expanding telework by its employees during
the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic that commenced in 2019,
including an analysis of--
(A) any adverse impacts of that expansion on
the agency's performance of its mission,
including the performance of customer service
by the agency;
(B) any costs to the agency during that
expansion attributable to--
(i) owning, leasing, or maintaining
under-utilized real property; or
(ii) paying higher rates of locality
pay to teleworking employees as a
result of incorrectly classifying such
employees as teleworkers rather than
remote workers;
(C) any degree to which the agency failed
during that expansion to provide teleworking
employees with secure network capacity,
communications tools, necessary and secure
access to appropriate agency data assets and
Federal records, and equipment sufficient to
enable each such employee to be fully
productive;
(D) any degree to which that expansion
facilitated dispersal of the agency workforce
around the Nation; and
(E) any other impacts of that expansion that
the agency or the Director considers
appropriate;
(2) the Administration plan to expand telework
policies, practices, or levels beyond those in place as
a result of subsection (a); and
(3) a certification by the Director that such plan
will--
(A) have a substantial positive effect on--
(i) the performance of the agency's
mission, including the performance of
customer service;
(ii) increasing the level of
dispersal of agency personnel
throughout the Nation; and
(iii) the reversal of any adverse
impact set forth pursuant to paragraph
(1)(D);
(B) substantially lower the agency's costs of
owning, leasing, or maintaining real property;
(C) substantially lower the agency's costs
attributable to paying locality pay to agency
personnel working from locations outside the
pay locality of their position's official
worksite; and
(D) ensure that teleworking employees will be
provided with secure network capacity,
communications tools, necessary and secure
access to appropriate agency data assets and
Federal records, and equipment sufficient to
enable each such employee to be fully
productive, without substantially increasing
the agency's overall costs for secure network
capacity, communications tools, and equipment.
(4) Limitation.--
(A) In general.--The Administrator may not
implement the plan submitted under paragraph
(2) unless a certification by the Director was
issued under paragraph (3).
(B) Subsequent plans.--In the event an
initial agency plan submitted under paragraph
(2) fails to receive such certification, the
agency may submit to the Director subsequent
plans until such certification is received, and
submit such plan and certification to Congress.
(c) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given the
term ``Executive agency'' in section 105 of title 5,
United States Code;
(2) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the
Office of Personnel Management;
(3) the term ``locality pay'' means locality pay
provided for under section 5304 or 5304a of such title;
and
(4) the terms ``telework'' and ``teleworking'' have
the meaning given those terms in section 6501 of such
title, and include remote work.
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78. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pettersen of Colorado
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 67, line 6, strike ``in decision making processes''.
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79. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pettersen of Colorado
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 476, line 4, strike ``and''.
Page 476, line 13, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 476, after line 13, insert the following:
(3) what contents of the emergency medical kits
should be readily available, to the extent practicable,
for use by flight crews without prior approval by a
medical professional.
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80. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pettersen of Colorado
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 247, line 8, insert ``, including antidepressants''
before the semicolon.
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81. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pettersen of Colorado
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 248, line 14, strike ``and'' at the end.
Page 248, after line 14, insert the following (and
redesignate accordingly):
(C) consider implementing the final
recommendations report issue by the Office of
the inspector general of the Department of
Transportation titled, ``FAA Conduct
Comprehensive Evaluations of Pilots With Mental
Health Challenges, but Opportunities Exist to
Further Mitigate Safety Risks'' and published
on July 12, 2023; and
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82. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pfluger of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 712, after line 10, insert the following:
(e) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
route structures to rural airports serve a critical function to
our Nation by connecting many of our military installations to
major regional airline hubs.
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83. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Porter of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. GAO STUDY ON FAA RESPONSIVENESS TO CONGRESS.

(a) GAO Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study on--
(1) the level of responsiveness of the Administrator
of the Federal Aviation Administration to a request for
information from a Member of Congress, including a
written congressional inquiry and staffing a meeting at
the request of such a Member; and
(2) the average timeframe responses are provided to
the requests described in paragraph (1).
(b) Annual Briefing to Congress.--Section 106 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(u) Annual Briefing to Congress.--The Administrator shall
annually brief the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate on--
``(1) the efforts, activities, objectives, and plans
of the Administration; and
``(2) the efforts of the Administration to engage
with Congress and the public.''.
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84. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pressley of
Massachusetts or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. ___. GAO STUDY ON TRANSIT ACCESS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study, and make the results of such
study publicly accessible, on transit access to airports.
(b) Contents.--In carrying out the study under subsection
(a), the Comptroller General shall review public transportation
access to commercial service airports throughout the United
States, including cost, disability accessibility, and other
potential barriers for individuals.
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85. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Quigley of Illinois or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. IMPLEMENTATION OF DYNAMIC SCHEDULING AND MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN
AIRSPACE.

(a) In General.--In carrying out the pilot program
established under section 1093 of Public Law 117-263 (49 U.S.C.
40103 note), the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense,
shall--
(1) evaluate the impact on the operation of the
national airspace system of process improvements in how
the Department of Defense shares real-time updates on
the status of special activity airspace and special use
airspace for activities described in paragraph (1) of
section 1093 of Public Law 117-263 (49 U.S.C. 40103,
note); and
(2) ensure that such improvements make the Federal
Aviation Administration able to use such status changes
to effectively grant access to special activity
airspace and special use airspace to civil operators in
the national airspace system.
(b) Development, Test and Assessment of Dynamic Airspace
Tools and Systems.--
(1) Tests.--Under the pilot program referred to in
subsection (a), and to complete the evaluations
prescribed above, the Administrator and Secretary shall
jointly test software and services that automate the
means by which the Department of Defense shares changes
in the status of special activity airspace and special
use airspace established by the Federal Aviation
Administration for use by civil operators in the
national airspace system.
(2) Automation.--The Secretary and the Administrator
shall ensure that the processes referred to in
paragraph (1)(B) of section 1093 of Public Law 117-263
(49 U.S.C. 40103, note) are automated, adhere to
advanced data protection protocols, and use tools and
systems developed for this purpose that are in use by
the Federal Aviation Administration and by civil
operators in the national airspace system.
(c) Report.--Not more than 365 days following the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary and the Administrator
shall jointly submit a report to Congress on the impact of
dynamic scheduling and management of special activity airspace
and special use airspace, with specific information on--
(1) impact on military training and readiness;
(2) impact on workload and accuracy of sharing status
changes on airspace with the Federal Aviation
Administration; and
(3) impact on the operation of the national airspace
system including reductions in miles flown.
(d) Requirements.--The capabilities referred to in subsection
(a) shall not interfere with--
(1) the public's right of transit consistent with
national security;
(2) the use of airspace necessary to ensure the
safety of aircraft within the national airspace system;
or
(3) the use of airspace necessary to ensure the
efficient use of the national airspace system.
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86. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rose of Tennessee or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following:

SEC. ___. GAO REPORT ON MASS FLIGHT CANCELLATION EVENT.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate a report on the actions of the Department of
Transportation during the period beginning 2 weeks before July
4th, 2023, and ending two weeks after July 4th, 2023, that
resulted in substantial flight calculations during such period.
(b) Examination.--In developing the report under subsection
(a), the Comptroller general shall examine--
(1) all actions the Secretary of Transportation and
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration took to mitigate flight disruptions and
flight cancellations during such period; and
(2) any actions not taken by the Secretary or the
Administrator that may have mitigated flight
disruptions and cancellations during such period.
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87. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rouzer of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 250, strike lines 10 through 12, and insert the
following:
(f) Implementation.--Not later than 1 year after receiving
recommendations outlined in the report under subsection (b),
the Administrator shall take such action, as appropriate, to
implement those recommendations.
At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following:

SEC. __. MEDICAL PORTAL MODERNIZATION TASK GROUP.

(a) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the working
group pursuant to section 328 of this Act is established, the
co-chairs of such working group shall establish a medical
portal modernization task group (referred to in this subsection
as the ``task group'') to evaluate the user interface and
information sharing capabilities of an online medical portal
administered by the Federal Aviation Administration.
(b) Composition.--The co-chairs of the working group provided
for in section 328 shall appoint--
(1) a Chair of the task group; and
(2) members of the task group from among the members
of the working group appointed by the Administrator
under section 328(b)
(c) Assessment; Recommendations.--The task group shall, at a
minimum, assess and evaluate the capabilities of any such
medical portal and provide recommendations to improve the
following:
(1) The cyber security protections and protocols of
any such medical portal, including the secure exchange
of health information and records between Aviation
Medical Examiners and pilots, or their designee,
including the ability for an airman to submit
additional information requested by the Administrator.
(2) The status of an airman's medical application and
the disclosure of how long an airman can expect to wait
for a final determination to be issued by the
Administrator.
(3) The disclosure of the name and contact
information of the Administrator's representative
managing an airman's case so that an Aviation Medical
Examiner has a point of contact within the
Administration who is familiar with an airman's
application.
(d) Consultation.--In carrying out the duties described in
subsection (c), the task group may consult cybersecurity
experts and individuals with a knowledge of securing electronic
health care transactions.
(e) Report.--Not later than 1 years after the date of the
establishment of the task group, the task group shall submit to
the Administrator, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate a report detailing activities and recommendations of the
task group.
(f) Implementation.--Not later than 1 year after receiving
the report described in subsection (e), the Administrator shall
take such action as may be necessary to implement
recommendations of the task group to improve any such medical
portal.
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88. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rouzer of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF FOREIGN-MADE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
SYSTEMS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation is
prohibited from entering into a contract or awarding a grant
for the procurement of a small unmanned aircraft system
manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity.
(b) Exemption.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary is exempt from any
restrictions under subsection (a) if the procurement is
for the purposes of testing, evaluation, analysis, or
training related to--
(A) counter-unmanned aircraft systems,
including activities conducted under the
Federal Aviation Administration's Alliance for
System Safety of UAS through Research
Excellence Center of Excellence or by the UAS
test sites under section 44803 of title 49,
United States Code; or
(B) the safe, secure, or efficient operation
of the National Airspace System or maintenance
of public safety.
(2) National transportation safety board exemption.--
The National Transportation Safety Board, in
consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security,
is exempt from any restrictions under subsection (a) if
the procurement is necessary for the sole purpose of
conducting safety investigations.
(c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Transportation (or the
Secretary's designee) may waive any restrictions under
subsection (a) on a case by case basis by certifying in writing
not later than 15 days after exercising such waiver to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
of the House of Representatives that the procurement is
required in the national interest of the United States.
(d) Effective Dates.--
(1) In general.--Beginning on the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary may not award a new grant
for the procurement of an unmanned aircraft system
manufactured by a covered foreign entity.
(2) Existing grant.--This section shall not apply to
grants awarded before the date of enactment of this
Act.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered foreign entity.--The term ``covered
foreign entity'' means an entity--
(A) included on the Consolidated Screening
List or Entity List as designated by the
Secretary of Commerce;
(B) domiciled in the People's Republic of
China or the Russian Federation;
(C) subject to influence or control by the
government of the People's Republic of China or
by the Russian Federation; or
(D) that is a subsidiary or affiliate of an
entity described in subparagraphs (A) through
(C).
(2) Small unmanned aircraft; unmanned aircraft;
unmanned aircraft system.--The terms ``small unmanned
aircraft'', ``unmanned aircraft'', and ``unmanned
aircraft system'' have the meanings given such terms in
section 44801 of title 49, United States Code.
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89. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ruiz of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. BANNING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall initiate a study on the Banning Municipal Airport
to identify--
(1) aviation traffic at the Airport in each of the
last 10 years, and estimated future traffic each year
in the next 10 years;
(2) associated annual revenues and costs in each year
to service aviation traffic during the last 10 years,
and to continue to service it for another 10 years;
(3) use of the facility for fighting wildfires and
the degree of its utility to the local County fire
department or other emergency first responders;
(4) status of the Airport's current infrastructure
and planned improvements, if any, and during the next 5
years and their associated costs;
(5) perspectives of and impact on the Morongo Band of
Indians resulting from operation of the airport near
tribal lands; and
(6) Federal funds that would be required to modernize
the Airport's infrastructure to assure no annual
operating financial losses for the next 10 years.
(b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the
results of the study.
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90. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Scott of Georgia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 375; line 24, strike ``1 annual event'' and insert ``2
annual events''.
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91. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Self of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Add at the end of title VIII the following:

SEC. 844. FEASIBILITY STUDY OF HARDENING SATELLITES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO
UNITED STATES AEROSPACE NAVIGATION.

The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
shall conduct a feasibility study to determine the cost to
harden satellites that contribute to United States aerospace
navigation.
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92. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sherrill of New Jersey
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFECTS OF UNMANNED FREE BALLOONS ON
AVIATION SAFETY.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration, in coordination with the heads of
other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit a report to the
appropriate committees of Congress on the effects unmanned free
balloon operations, that do not emit electronic or radio
signals for identification purposes, launched within the United
States and its territories may have on aviation safety.
(b) Considerations.--In carrying out this section, the
Administrator shall consider--
(1) current technology available and employed to
track unmanned free balloon operations described under
subsection (a);
(2) how the flights of such operations have affected,
or could affect, aviation safety;
(3) how such operations have contributed, or could
contribute, to misidentified threats to civil or
military aviation operations or infrastructure; and
(4) how such operations have impacted, or could
impact, national security and air traffic control
operations.
(c) Recommendations.--The report specified under subsection
(a) shall contain recommendations on the following:
(1) The need for unmanned free balloons launched
within the United States and its territories to be
equipped with technology that may increase the near
real-time trackability of such balloons to deconflict
airspace and maintain aviation safety of the national
airspace system in support of Administration and
Department of Defense aviation operations.
(2) The feasibility and efficacy in requiring the
equipage and usage of such technology.
(d) Appropriate.--In this section, the term ``appropriate
congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives;
(2) the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;
(3) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
and
(4) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.
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93. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Steil of Wisconsin or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. __. UPDATE TO FAA ORDER ON AIRWAY PLANNING STANDARD.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
shall take such actions as may be necessary to update FAA Order
7031.2c, titled ``Airway Planning Standard Number One-Terminal
Air Navigation Facilities and Air Traffic Control Services'',
to lower the remote radar bright display scope installation
requirement from 30,000 annual itinerant operations to 15,000
annual itinerant operations
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94. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thompson of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:

SEC. __. REPORT ON RESTORATION OF SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE.

(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Department of
Transportation shall enter into the appropriate arrangements
with the National Academies to conduct a study on the loss of
commercial air service in small communities in the United
States and options to restore such service.
(b) Contents.--In conducting the study required under
subsection (a), that National Academies shall--
(1) assess the reduction of scheduled commercial air
service to small communities over a 5-year period
ending on the date of enactment of this Act, to include
small communities that have lost all scheduled
commercial air service;
(2) review economic trends that have resulted in
reduction or loss of scheduled commercial air service
to such communities;
(3) review the economic losses of such communities
who have suffered a reduction or loss of scheduled
commercial air service;
(4) identify the causes that prompted air carriers to
reduce or eliminate scheduled commercial air service to
such communities;
(5) assess the impact of changing aircraft economics;
and
(6) identify recommendations that can be implemented
by such communities or Federal, State, or local
agencies to aid in the restoration or replacement of
scheduled commercial air service.
(c) Case Studies.--In conducting the study required under
subsection (a), the National Academies shall assess not fewer
than 7 communities that have lost commercial air service or
have had commercial air service significantly reduced in the
past 15 years, including--
(1) Williamsport Regional Airport;
(2) Alamogordo-White Sands Regional Airport; and
(3) Chautauqua County Jamestown Airport.
(d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the National Academies shall submit to
the Secretary, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate
a report containing--
(1) the results of the study described in subsection
(a); and
(2) recommendations to Congress and communities on
action that can be taken to improve or restore
scheduled commercial service to small communities.
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95. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Van Drew of New Jersey
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 602, after line 15, insert the following:
(J) Operators pursuing or holding a
certificate for the operation of an unmanned
aircraft weighing 55 pounds or more.
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96. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Westerman of Arkansas
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Strike section 204 of the bill and insert the following:

SEC. 204. DATA PRIVACY.

(a) In General.--Chapter 441 of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 44114. Privacy

``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
shall establish and continuously improve a process by which,
upon request of a private aircraft owner or operator, the
Administrator blocks the registration number and other similar
identifiable data or information, except for physical markings
required by law, of the aircraft of the owner or operator from
any public dissemination or display (except in furnished data
or information made available to or from a Government agency
pursuant to a government contract, subcontract, or agreement)
for the noncommercial flights of the owner or operator.
``(b) Withholding Personally Identifiable Information on the
Aircraft Registry.--Not later than 1 year after the enactment
of this Act and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Administrator shall establish a procedure by which, upon
request of a private aircraft owner or operator, the
Administrator shall withhold from public disclosure (except in
furnished data or information made available to or from a
Government agency pursuant to a government contract,
subcontract, or agreement, including that for traffic
management purposes) the personally identifiable information of
such individual, including on FAA websites.
``(c) Icao Aircraft Identification Code.--
``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish
a program for aircraft owners and operators to apply
for a new ICAO aircraft identification code.
``(2) Limitations.--In carrying out the program
described in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall
require--
``(A) each applicant to attest to a safety or
security need in applying for a new ICAO
aircraft identification code; and
``(B) each approved applicant who obtains a
new ICAO aircraft identification code to comply
with all applicable aspects of, or related to,
part 45 of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations, including updating an aircraft's
registration number and N-Number to reflect
such aircraft's new ICAO aircraft
identification code.
``(d) Decoupling Mode S Codes.--The Administrator shall
develop a plan for which the Administrator could allow for a
process to disassociate an assigned Mode S code with the number
assigned to an aircraft that is registered pursuant to section
44103.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) ADS-B.--The term `ADS-B' means automatic
dependent surveillance-broadcast.
``(2) ICAO.--The term `ICAO' means the International
Civil Aviation Organization.
``(3) Personally identifiable information.--The term
`personally identifiable information' means--
``(A) the mailing address or registration
address of an individual;
``(B) an electronic address (including an
email address) of an individual; or
``(C) the telephone number of an individual.
``(D) the names of the aircraft owner or
operator.''.
(b) Study on Encrypting ADS-B.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration shall seek to enter
into an agreement with a qualified organization to
conduct a study assessing the technical challenges,
impact to international aviation operations, benefits,
and costs of encrypting ADS-B signals to provide for a
safer and more secure environment for national airspace
system users.
(2) Consultation.--In carrying out the study under
paragraph (1), a qualified organization shall consult
with representatives of--
(A) air carriers;
(B) collective bargaining representatives of
the Federal Aviation Administration aero3
nautical information specialists;
(C) original equipment manufacturers of ADS-B
equipment;
(D) general aviation;
(E) business aviation; and
(F) aviation safety experts with specific
knowledge of aircraft cybersecurity.
(3) Considerations.--In carrying out the study under
paragraph (1), a qualified organization shall
consider--
(A) the technical requirements for encrypting
ADS-B signals for both the 978 Mhz and 1090 Mhz
frequencies;
(B) the advantages of encrypting ADS-B
signals for both the 978 Mhz and 1090 Mhz
frequencies, including those related to
cybersecurity protections, safety, and privacy
of national airspace system users;
(C) the disadvantages of encrypting ADS-B
signals for both the 978 Mhz and 1090 Mhz
frequencies, including those related to
cybersecurity protections, safety, and privacy
of national airspace system users;
(D) the challenges of encrypting ADS-B
signals for both the 978 Mhz and 1090 Mhz
frequencies, including coordination
considerations with the International Civil
Aviation Organization and foreign civil
aviation authorities;
(E) potential new aircraft equipage
requirements and estimated costs;
(F) the impact to nongovernmental third party
users of ADS-B data;
(G) the estimated costs to--
(i) the Federal Aviation
Administration;
(ii) aircraft owners required to
equip with ADS-B equipment for aviation
operations; and
(iii) other relevant persons the
Administrator determines necessary; and
(H) the impact to national airspace system
operations during implementation and post-
implementation.
(4) Report.--In any agreement entered into under
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall ensure that, not
later than 1 year after the completion of the study
required under paragraph (1), the qualified
organization that has entered into such agreement shall
submit to the Administrator, the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on
the results of the study described in paragraph (1),
including the findings and recommendations related to
each item specified under paragraph (3).
(5) Definition of qualified organization.--In this
subsection, the term ``qualified organization'' means
an independent nonprofit organization, described in
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such
Code.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 441 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``44114. Privacy.''.
(d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 566 of the FAA
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44103 note) and the item
relating to such section in the table of contents under section
1(b) of that Act are repealed.
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97. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Westerman of Arkansas
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

In section 609(b)(3), strike ``and'' after the semicolon.
In section 609(b)(4), strike the period and insert ``; and''.
In section 609(b), add at the end the following:
(5) ensure the safety of manned aircraft operating in
the national airspace system.
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98. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Wexton of Virginia or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. 8__. USE OF ADVANCED SURVEILLANCE.

(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall develop a plan--
(1) to test and evaluate space-based ADS-B
surveillance use, within United States airspace or
international airspace delegated to the United States,
for--
(A) positive air traffic control, including
separation of aircraft by implementing the ICAO
Advanced Surveillance-Enhanced Procedural
Separation standard;
(B) air traffic flow management;
(C) search and rescue;
(D) accident investigation; and
(E) data analytics; and
(2) to work with counterparts at air service
navigation providers in airspace that is adjacent to
United States airspace or international airspace
delegated to the United States on--
(A) separation standards in oceanic airspace;
(B) consideration of procedures that will
permit user preferred routes to increase fuel
efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
and
(C) harmonizing the safety and efficiency of
air traffic operations in airspace neighboring
airspace delegated to the United States.
(b) Collaboration.--In developing the plan specified in
subsection (a), the Administrator shall collaborate with the
exclusive bargaining representative of air traffic controllers
certified under section 7111 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date the plan
under subsection (a) has been completed, the Administrator
shall submit to Congress a report that--
(1) details the plan required under subsection (a),
including outlining any required technical system
upgrades, operational procedure modifications, new
training requirements, and the transition requirements;
(2) details any schedule, with milestones, included
in the plan; and
(3) describes anticipated safety enhancements, fuel
and operating cost savings and reduction in carbon
emissions of aircraft operating through airspace
controlled under the plan.
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99. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Williams of New York
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following:

SEC. __. SURFACE SURVEILLANCE.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall conduct a study of surface
surveillance systems that are operational as of the date of
enactment of this Act.
(b) Contents.--In carrying out the study required under
subsection (a), the Administrator shall--
(1) demonstrate that any change to the configuration
of such systems or decommissioning of a sensor from
such systems provides an equivalent level of safety as
the current system;
(2) determine how a technology refresh of legacy
sensor equipment can reduce operational and maintenance
costs compared to current costs and extend the useful
life and affordability of such systems; and,
(3) consider how to enhance such systems through new
capabilities and software tools that improve the safety
of terminal airspace and the airport surface.
(c) Consultation.--In carrying out the study under subsection
(a), the Administrator shall consult with representatives of--
(1) National Transportation Safety Board;
(2) aviation safety experts with specific knowledge
of surface surveillance technology, including
multilateration and ADS-B; and,
(3) representatives with expertise in surface safety
of the exclusive bargaining representative of the air
traffic controllers certified under section 7111 of
title 5, United 24 States Code; and
(4) representatives of the certified bargaining
representative of airway transportation systems
specialists for the Federal Aviation Administration.
(d) Report.--Upon completion of the review initiated under
subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the Committee
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report describing the findings
of such review and shall make all data related to the safety
analysis and conclusions developed under subsection (b)
available to the public on the website of the Administration in
a downloadable format.
(e) Implementation.--Upon submission of the report required
by subsection (d), the Administrator may implement changes to
surface surveillance systems based on the outcome of the review
in subsection (b).
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100. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Yakym of Indiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 223, line 9, strike ``2027'' and insert ``2028''.
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101. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Smith of New Jersey
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of title VIII, insert the following:

SEC. 8__. CERTIFICATION AND REPORT BY INSPECTOR GENERAL RELATING TO
RADAR IMPACTS AND OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT
APPROVAL PROCESS.

(a) Certification.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President (or a designee) shall
certify in writing that--
(1) offshore wind projects in the North Atlantic and
Mid-Atlantic Planning Areas will not weaken, degrade,
interfere with, or nullify the performance and
capabilities of radar relied upon by commercial
aviation, military aviation, space launch vehicles, or
other commercial space launch activities; and
(2) the development of offshore wind projects in the
North Atlantic and Mid-Atlantic Planning Areas will not
degrade the capabilities of the Federal Aviation
Administration to monitor United States airspace, or
hinder commercial, private, or military aviation
activities.
(b) Audit and Report by Inspector General.--
(1) Audit and report.--The Inspector General of the
Department of Transportation shall audit and report to
Congress on the effects of offshore wind
industrialization related to radar, impacts to
commercial air and military traffic, and the
sufficiency of the review and approval process for
offshore wind projects in the North Atlantic and Mid-
Atlantic Planning Areas. Such report shall also include
the following:
(A) An investigation of the sufficiency of
the process for approving offshore wind
projects, and these projects impact on radar,
including the consultation process between the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Federal
Aviation Administration, and the Military
Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting
Clearinghouse, and whether concerns voiced by
the Federal Aviation Administration, the United
States Armed Forces were sufficiently
considered in the approval process.
(B) A specific study on the impact of such
projects on shore based radar capabilities.
(C) A determination whether offshore wind
projects will weaken, compromise, or interfere
with, or nullify the usage of radar utilized by
the Federal Aviation Administration, the United
States Armed Forces, and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, as well
as commercial space launch activities.
(D) An audit of the approval applications by
the Military Aviation and Installation
Assurance Siting Clearinghouse regarding
concerns voiced over the impact to radar and
ability to identify airborne threats, freedom
to navigate United States airspace, and ability
to train within United States airspace.
(E) A determination whether any offshore wind
projects will impact, alter, or disrupt
commercial, private, or military aviation
flight paths.
(F) A determination whether any offshore wind
projects will impact, compromise, inhibit, or
nullify the usage of radar and sonar
technologies utilized by the armed forces and
any agencies carrying out space launch
programs.
(G) A determination whether any offshore wind
projects will impact, compromise, or inhibit
the ability of the United States Coast Guard to
conduct maritime safety and lifesaving
operations.
(H) An assessment of how offshore wind energy
projects impact low-level military airspace off
the Atlantic Coast.
(I) A determination whether the mitigation
strategies laid out in the 2016 Report on the
Impact of Wind Energy Developments on Military
Installations are sufficient, achievable and,
realistic.
(2) Survey required.--
(A) In general.--The Inspector General of the
Department of Transportation shall conduct a
survey of individuals directly responsible for
installations and units effected by offshore
wind development projects, including those
currently underway and those proposed, with
respect to--
(i) mission critical capabilities
related to radar interference, sonar
interference, lifesaving operations,
and training missions; and
(ii) the sufficiency of local
military installation commander input
in the approval process.
(B) Report.--The Inspector General of the
Department of Transportation shall submit to
Congress a report containing the results of the
survey required by subparagraph (A) not later
than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(c) Classified Annex.--The reports required under
subsection(b)(1) and (b)(2)(B) shall be submitted in
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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102. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boebert of Colorado
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 821, line 15, insert ``, and make publicly available on
a website of the Administration,''.
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103. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boebert of Colorado
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 780, line 2, insert ``, and make publicly available on a
website of the Administration,'' after ``House of
Representatives''.
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104. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Beyer of Virginia or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Add at the end of subtitle C of title XI the following:

SEC. 1151. STUDY ON AERONAUTICAL STANDARDS.

(a) Study Required.--The Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration, and the Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, shall conduct a study on the
modernization of aeronautical standards.
(b) Designation.--The study conducted under subsection (a)
shall be known as the ``Modernization of Aeronautical Standards
and Aircraft Performance Study''.
(c) Elements.--The study conducted under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of differences between current
atmospheric conditions and baseline atmospheric
conditions, including both mean and extreme values.
(2) An analysis of the impacts to operation,
maintenance, and sustainment costs of covered
commercial aircraft due to the differences identified
under paragraph (1).
(3) An estimation of the number of weight restriction
hours for covered commercial aircraft at covered
commercial airports under baseline, current, and
projected atmospheric conditions.
(4) An assessment of required infrastructure
investment at covered commercial airports such that the
number of weight restriction hours under projected
atmospheric conditions is equivalent to the number of
weight restriction hours with current infrastructure
and route structure under baseline and current
atmospheric conditions.
(5) Recommendations for atmospheric and climatic
design requirements for future commercial aircraft to
account for projected atmospheric conditions.
(6) An analysis of impacts to operation, maintenance,
and sustainment costs and aircraft performance of
military aircraft due to the differences identified
under paragraph (1).
(7) Atmospheric and climatic design requirements for
military aircraft, or other equipment, which should be
updated to account for current and projected
atmospheric conditions.
(8) Recommended updates or supplements to atmospheric
standards due to current atmospheric conditions.
(9) Criteria under which future updates or
supplements to atmospheric standards should be made.
(d) Transmittal.--The Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall transmit the results
of the study to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate, and the congressional defense
committees not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Aircraft performance.--The term ``aircraft
performance'' includes the following:
(A) Range.
(B) Payload capacity.
(C) Runway length requirement.
(D) Climb rate.
(E) Turn rate.
(F) Operating altitude.
(G) Acceleration.
(2) Atmospheric standards.--The term ``atmospheric
standards'' means the following:
(A) The United States Standard Atmosphere of
1976.
(B) MIL-HDBK-310, Climatic Information to
Determine Design and Test Requirements for
Military Systems and Equipment.
(C) Any other standard as determined by the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
(3) Baseline atmospheric conditions.--The term
``baseline atmospheric conditions'' means the
atmospheric conditions referred to in the most recent
release of an atmospheric standard.
(4) Covered commercial airports.--The term ``covered
commercial airports'' means the following:
(A) The 30 commercial service airports (as
such term is defined in section 47102(7) of
title 49, United States Code) with the most
passenger boardings in the most recent calendar
year ending before the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(B) The five public airports (as such term is
defined in section 47102(21) of title 49,
United States Code) not described in clause (i)
with the highest all-cargo landed weight in the
most recent calendar year ending before the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(5) Covered commercial aircraft.--The term ``covered
commercial aircraft'' means the ten aircraft types
still in production with the highest number of
operations at covered commercial airports in the most
recent calendar year ending before the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(6) Commercial aircraft.--The term ``commercial
aircraft'' means an air carrier operating under part
121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
(7) Congressional defense committees.--The term
``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning
given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10,
United States Code.
(8) Current atmospheric conditions.--The term
``current atmospheric conditions'' means the
atmospheric conditions observed in the five most recent
calendar years ending before the date of the enactment
of this Act.
(9) Projected atmospheric conditions.--The term
``projected atmospheric conditions'' means the mean
atmospheric conditions projected by the International
Panel on Climate Change under the Sixth Assessment
Report in scenarios--
(A) SSP1-1.9;
(B) SSP1-2.6;
(C) SSP2-4.5;
(D) SSP3-7.0; and
(E) SSP5-8.5.
(10) Military aircraft.--The term ``military
aircraft'' means an aircraft that--
(A) is currently being developed, procured,
or operated by the Department of Defense; and
(B) is a bomber, fighter, attack helicopter,
transport helicopter, strategic transport,
tactical transport, or surveillance aircraft.
(11) Passenger boardings.--The term ``passenger
boardings'' has the meaning given such term in section
47102(15) of title 49, United States Code.
(12) Weight restriction hour.--The term ``weight
restriction hour'' means an hour when the maximum
temperature for that hour matches or exceeds the
weight-restriction temperature threshold for a specific
aircraft.

PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3941 MADE IN ORDER

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ogles of Tennessee or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 4, after line 20, insert the following:
(6) The term ``short-term'' means for a duration not
to exceed 72 hours.

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